L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 686.09 Other pyoderma (approximate)
• 686.8 Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L08.89

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 L08.89

• Andrews' disease (bacterid)
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › skin › infected
• Dermatosis › Andrews'
• Disease, diseased › Andrews' (bacterid)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › local, skin (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) › specified NEC
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › sinus (accessory) (chronic) (nasal) › skin NEC
• Sarcoid › Spiegler-Fendt
• Sinus › infected, skin NEC
• Spiegler-Fendt › sarcoid

Nearby codes

• 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
• L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (this code)
• L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified