L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
• pyoderma NOS (L08.0)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 686.09 Other pyoderma (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L08.81

Back-references to L08.81

• Type 1 Excludes: L08.0 Pyoderma ("pyoderma vegetans (L08.81)")

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 L08.81

• Pyoderma, pyodermia › vegetans
• Pyodermatitis › vegetans

Nearby codes

• L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.0 Pyoderma
• L08.1 Erythrasma
• L08.8 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans (this code)
• L08.82 Omphalitis not of newborn
• L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
• L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified