Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS |
ICD10 code: | L08 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Soft Tissue Infection (includes Cellulitis) |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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Additional Info
This code is very similar to Cellulitis. ICD10 has "wastebasket" categories for almost everything, and in general you should code the most specific code available, with the wastebaskets used for things that for one reason or another don't quite fit in the more specific codes. So if it's Cellulitis, then use that specific code, but if it's a Skin/SQ soft tissue infection that for whatever reason isn't technically a cellulitis, then code you've got this wastebasket.
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Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Atopic dermatitis
- Bullous skin disorder, NOS
- Cellulitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Dermatitis, NOS
- Disorder of skin due to radiation (radiation dermatitis)
- Impetigo
- Measles, limited to skin
- German measles, limited to skin
- Psoriasis of skin
- Skin, rash NOS
- Skin abscess
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- Skin rash, drug-induced (drug eruption)
- Dermatophytosis (tineas, cutaneous fungal infection)
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Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
App | Status | |
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Query check ICD10 Inf Infection req Pathogen must have one | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
Query Check Inf Pathogens must have Infection requiring pathogen or Potential Infection | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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