L00 Billable Code
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Section Detail
L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- bullous impetigo (L01.03)
- pemphigus neonatorum (L01.03)
- toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)
useAdditionalCode
- code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
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