Diagnosis Code

L08.1 ERYTHRASMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L08.1

Short Description: Erythrasma

Long Description: Erythrasma

The code L08.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
      • Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L08)
        • L08.1 Erythrasma

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Erythrasma
  • Infection - non-suppurative
  • Infection due to Corynebacterium minutissimum
  • Non-pyogenic bacterial infection of skin

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L08.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L08.1 Right Arrow 039.0 Cutaneous actinomycosis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L08 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.0 Pyoderma
L08.8 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.81 Pyoderma vegetans
L08.82 Omphalitis not of newborn
L08.89 Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023