ICD-10 codes for Impetigo

The primary ICD-10-CM codes for impetigo are L01, L01.00, L01.03. Across all sub-categories, 8 codes are grouped under impetigo, with 6 marked as billable (specific enough for a medical claim).

There are 8 ICD-10-CM codes related to impetigo. Of these, 6 are billable specific codes and 2 are non-billable header categories that organize the specific codes underneath them. Header codes cannot be reported on a claim by themselves.

Yes. 6 of the 8 ICD-10-CM codes for impetigo are billable. Common examples include L01.00 (Impetigo, unspecified); L01.01 (Non-bullous impetigo); L01.02 (Bockhart's impetigo). Code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation.

The most commonly used billable codes for impetigo include: L01.00 (Impetigo, unspecified); L01.01 (Non-bullous impetigo); L01.02 (Bockhart's impetigo). The correct code depends on the documented clinical presentation, including any complications, episode (acute / chronic), and laterality where applicable. Always code to the highest level of specificity supported by the clinical documentation.

No, L01 (Impetigo) is a non-billable header code. You need to use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

The ICD-10 codes for impetigo map to at least 25 SNOMED CT concepts. Examples of SNOMED CT concept IDs in this group include 194203003, 200707008, 231801008, 231802001, 238374001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records; AutoICD's coding API returns SNOMED CT IDs alongside each ICD-10 code via the include_snomed=true flag.

The ICD-10 codes for impetigo are linked to 13 UMLS CUIs in the National Library of Medicine's Metathesaurus. Sample CUIs include C0021099, C0302865, C0376186, C0406096, C0263006. UMLS CUIs unify the same concept across SNOMED CT, ICD-10, ICD-11, RxNorm, MeSH, and dozens of other source vocabularies.

Impetigo may also be referred to as: impetigo, school sores, bullous impetigo, bacterial skin infection. The same ICD-10-CM codes apply regardless of which term appears in the clinical documentation. Synonyms are surfaced by AutoICD's NER pass and mapped to the canonical ICD-10 family above.