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ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.9

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025

Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified

CMS-HCC-V24 CMS-HCC-V28 RxHCC Age Gender Maternity Acute or Chronic MCC
-- -- -- -- -- -- Acute No
Back-references to L08.9
  • Dactylitis
    • skin L08.9
    • Infection, infected, infective(opportunistic) B99.9
      • buttocks(skin) L08.9
        • finger(skin) L08.9
          • foot(skin) L08.9
            • hip(joint) NEC M00.9
              • skin NEC L08.9
              • knee(joint) NEC M00.9
                • skin L08.9
                • leg(skin) NOS L08.9
                  • local, skin(staphylococcal) (streptococcal) L08.9
                    • shoulder(joint) NEC M00.9
                      • skin NEC L08.9
                      • skin(local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) L08.9
                        • subcutaneous tissue, local L08.9
                          • toe(skin) L08.9
                          • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory(with exudation)
                            • areolar tissue NOS L08.9
                              • leg NOS L08.9
                                • parotid region L08.9
                                  • perineum(female) (male) L08.9
                                    • skin L08.9
                                      • subcutaneous tissue L08.9
                                      • Pustule(nonmalignant) L08.9
                                      • Related Medications for L08.9
                                        • oxyquinoline, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, bacitracin, cefaclor, cefazolin, cefotaxime, cefotetan, cefoxitin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefalexin, chlorhexidine, cilastatin, ciprofloxacin, hydrogen peroxide, metronidazole, nafcillin, neomycin, ofloxacin, benzylpenicillin, penicillin v, piperacillin, povidone, silver preparation, sulbactam, sulfacetamide, ticarcillin, tobramycin, azithromycin, cefprozil, cefepime, cefpodoxime, chloroxylenol, clarithromycin, daptomycin, cefixime, cefdinir, sodium perborate, levofloxacin, linezolid, bismuth-formic-iodide, tigecycline, telavancin, ceftaroline fosamil, hypochlorite, dalbavancin, tedizolid, oritavancin, gentamicin, delafloxacin

                                        Chapter, Section and Diagnosis Prefix for L08.9
                                          L00-L99 :

                                          Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

                                          L00-L08 :

                                          Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

                                          L08 :

                                          Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue