L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Codes under L08

• L08.0 Pyoderma
• L08.1 Erythrasma
• L08.8 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to L08

Back-references to L08

• Type 2 Excludes: L89 Pressure ulcer ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")

Back-references to L08

• Type 2 Excludes: L89 Pressure ulcer ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")

Nearby codes

• L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (this code)
• L08.0 Pyoderma
• L08.1 Erythrasma
• L08.8 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans
• L08.82 Omphalitis not of newborn