ICD-10 diagnosis code

L01 Impetigo

L01 is the ICD-10 code for Impetigo. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L00–L08 (Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XII · L00–L99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What L01 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

impetigo herpetiformis L40.1
pemphigus neonatorum L00

Subcodes of L01

L01 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L01Impetigo (svinkoppor)

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL01Børnesår

FinlandICD-10-FI

L01Märkärupi

GermanyICD-10-GM

L01Impetigo

FranceICD-10-FR

L01Impétigo

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L01impetigo

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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