L08.9 - Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
The ICD 10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified is listed as L08.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | L08.9
|
| Description: | Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
|
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
602 - Cellulitis W Mcc
603 - Cellulitis W/o Mcc 795 - Normal Newborn |
| Chapter | Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) |
| Block | Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08) |
| Parent | L08 - Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 686.9 - Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L08.9: | |
| L08.0 - Pyoderma | |
| L08.1 - Erythrasma | |
| L08.8 - Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | |