Alphabetic Index FY2027

L01.0

Impetigo

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L00–L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

L01.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for impetigo. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L01.00 Impetigo, unspecified; L01.01 Non-bullous impetigo; L01.02 Bockhart's impetigo; L01.03 Bullous impetigo and 1 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 23 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from L00–L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from L01 Impetigo
  • impetigo herpetiformis (L40.1)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (23 notes)
Inherited from L00–L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • hordeolum (H00.0)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3)
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
  • viral warts (B07.-)
  • zoster (B02.-)
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • viral warts (B07.-)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Impetigo contagiosa
  • Impetigo vulgaris

More specific codes under L01.0 5