L08.82
L08.82: Omphalitis not of newborn
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L08.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for omphalitis not of newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L08.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)
Other codes that can never be billed with L08.82
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L08.82 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Infection, infected, infective›navel
- Infection, infected, infective›umbilicus
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›navel
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›umbilicus, umbilical
- Omphalitis›not of newborn
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.