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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

L01.03 Bullous impetigo

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About L01.03

Code
L01.03
Billable
Yes
Short description
Bullous impetigo
Category
L01 Impetigo
Block
L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Chapter
12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for L01.03

Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.

  • Impetigo neonatorum
  • Pemphigus neonatorum

Also applies, from L01 Impetigo

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • impetigo herpetiformis (L40.1)
Block L00-L08 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • hordeolum (H00.0)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3)
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
  • viral warts (B07.-)
  • zoster (B02.-)

Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Chapter 12 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

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