Is L01.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L01.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L01.0 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08).

L01.0

L01.0 — Impetigo

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L01.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for impetigo. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Impetigo contagiosa
Impetigo vulgaris

Other codes that can never be billed with L01.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L01.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L01.0 alone.

L10Pemphigus
L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Risk adjustment

L01.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead L01.0

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L01. If L01.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

L01.1Impetiginization of other dermatoses

Questions about L01.0

Is L01.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L01.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L01.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08).