L08.9
L08.9: Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L08.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L08.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L08.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
- Pustule(nonmalignant)
- Dactylitis›skin
- Infection, infected, infective›buttocks(skin)
- Infection, infected, infective›finger(skin)
- Infection, infected, infective›foot(skin)
- Infection, infected, infective›leg NOS(skin)
- Infection, infected, infective›local, skin(staphylococcal) (streptococcal)
- Infection, infected, infective›skin(local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal)
- Infection, infected, infective›subcutaneous tissue, local
- Infection, infected, infective›toe(skin)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›areolar tissue NOS
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›leg NOS
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.