ICD-10-CM Code L01
Impetigo
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L01 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of L01 that describes the diagnosis 'impetigo' in more detail.
- L01 Impetigo NON-BILLABLE
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- L01.00 Impetigo, unspecified BILLABLE
- L01.01 Non-bullous impetigo BILLABLE
- L01.02 Bockhart's impetigo BILLABLE
- L01.03 Bullous impetigo BILLABLE
- L01.09 Other impetigo BILLABLE
- BILLABLE L01.1 Impetiginization of other dermatoses
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The ICD code L01 is used to code Impetigo
Impetigo is a contagious bacterial skin infection most common among preschool children. People who play close contact sports, such as wrestling are also susceptible, regardless of age. Antibiotic creams or pills are often used as a remedy.
Specialty: | Dermatology, Infectious Disease |
MeSH Code: | D007169 |
ICD 9 Code: | 684 |
A severe case of facial impetigo
Coding Notes for L01 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Impetigo herpetiformis - instead, use code L40.1
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L01 - Impetigo'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L01. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.