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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L08.8 Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue

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L08.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue. 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

L08.8 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

L08.8Andra specificerade lokala infektioner i hud och underhud

  • L08.8APyoderma vegetans
  • L08.8BKeratolysis plantare sulcatum
  • L08.8CBotryomykos
  • L08.8WAndra lokala infektioner i hud och underhud
NorwayICD-10-NO

L08.8Annen spesifisert lokal infeksjon i hud eller underhud

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL088Anden lokal infektion i hud eller underhud

  • DL088CPyoderma vegetans (Hallopeau)
  • DL088DPerianal streptokokinfektion
FinlandICD-10-FI

L08.8Muu paikallinen ihon ja ihonalaiskudoksen infektio

GermanyICD-10-GM

L08.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete lokale Infektionen der Haut und der Unterhaut

FranceICD-10-FR

L08.8Autres infections localisées précisées de la peau et du tissu cellulaire souscutané

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L08.8overige gespecificeerde lokale-infecties van huid en subcutis

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L08.81Pyoderma vegetans
  • L08.82Omphalitis not of newborn
  • L08.89Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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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