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L08.0 Pyoderma

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L08.0 is the ICD-10 code for Pyoderma. It is a four-character subcategory of L08 (Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XII · L00–L99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What L08.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Dermatitis:
    • gangrenosa
    • purulent
    • septic
    • suppurative

What L08.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • pyoderma gangrenosum L88

L08.0 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

L08.0Pyoderma

  • L08.0AEktyma
  • L08.0BPurulent dermatit
  • L08.0CDermatitis gangraenosa
  • L08.0XPyoderma, ospecificerad
NorwayICD-10-NO

L08.0Pyodermi

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL080Pyoderma

  • DL080APyodermia staphylococcica
  • DL080BEcthyma
  • DL080CEcthyma gangraenosum
FinlandICD-10-FI

L08.0Märkäinen ihottuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

L08.0Pyodermie

FranceICD-10-FR

L08.0Pyodermite

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L08.0pyodermie

United StatesICD-10-CM

L08.0Pyoderma

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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