L00
BillableStaphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Ritter's disease
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- zoster (B02.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Disease, RitterC0038165
- Disease, Ritter'sC0038165
- RITTER DISC0038165
- RITTERS DISC0038165
- Ritter DiseaseC0038165
- Ritter's DiseaseC0038165
- Ritter's diseaseC0038165
- Ritter's-Lyells syndromeC0038165
- Ritters DiseaseC0038165
- SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME STAPHC0038165
- SSSSC0038165
- SSSS - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeC0038165
- STAPH SCALDED SKIN SYNDROMEC0038165
- Scalded Skin Syndrome, StaphylococcalC0038165
- Scalded skin syndromeC0038165
- Scalded-Skin Syndrome, StaphylococcalC0038165
- Scalded-Skin Syndromes, StaphylococcalC0038165
- Staphylococcal Scalded Skin SyndromeC0038165
- Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin SyndromeC0038165
- Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin SyndromesC0038165
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndromeC0038165
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (disorder)C0038165
- Syndrome, Staphylococcal Scalded-SkinC0038165
- Syndromes, Staphylococcal Scalded-SkinC0038165
- ritter diseaseC0038165
- ritter's diseaseC0038165
- ritters diseaseC0038165
- scald skin syndromeC0038165
- scalded skin syndromeC0038165
- scalding skin syndromeC0038165
- skin scalded syndromeC0038165
- staph scalded skin syndromeC0038165
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L00?
ICD-10-CM code L00 represents "Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L00 a billable code?
Yes, L00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L00 in?
L00 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L00?
L00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bullous impetigo (L01.03); pemphigus neonatorum (L01.03); toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2).
Are additional codes required with L00?
Yes, when using L00 you should also code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.; code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does L00 map to?
L00 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 402967005, 403840005, 200946001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L00?
L00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0038165. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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