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L00

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Billable

Chapter: 12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Section: L00-L08 - Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

Ritter's disease

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with L00

L01.03 - bullous impetigo (L01.03)
L01.03 - pemphigus neonatorum (L01.03)
L51.2 - toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)

Use Additional Code

code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)

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