L08.0 Pyoderma

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Dermatitis gangrenosa
• Purulent dermatitis
• Septic dermatitis
• Suppurative dermatitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
• pyoderma vegetans (L08.81)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 602-603 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 686.00 Pyoderma, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L08.0

Back-references to L08.0

• Type 1 Excludes: L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans ("pyoderma NOS (L08.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: L88 Pyoderma gangrenosum ("dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)")

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L08.0

• Dermatitis (eczematous) › gangrenosa, gangrenous infantum
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › purulent
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › pyococcal
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › pyogenica
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › septic
• Dermatitis (eczematous) › suppurative
• Ecthyma
• Ecthyma › gangrenosum
• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › skin › suppurative
• Pustular rash
• Pyoderma, pyodermia
• Pyodermatitis
• Rash (toxic) › pustular

Nearby codes

• L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.0 Pyoderma (this code)
• 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
• L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue