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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

L01 Impetigo

Header codeNot billable: use one of the 6 billable codes below

About L01

Code: L01
Billable: No, header
Short description: 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

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.-)

Codes under L01 7

L01.0 ImpetigoHeader
L01.00 Impetigo, unspecifiedBillable
L01.01 Non-bullous impetigoBillable
L01.02 Bockhart's impetigoBillable
L01.03 Bullous impetigoBillable
L01.09 Other impetigoBillable
L01.1 Impetiginization of other dermatosesBillable

Other categories in L00-L08

L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeBillable
L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncleHeader
L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitisHeader
L04 Acute lymphadenitisHeader
L05 Pilonidal cyst and sinusHeader
L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissueHeader

Latest research on impetigo

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