ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L00
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L00
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L00
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L00 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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