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L00 - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome


The ICD 10 Code for Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is listed as L00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L00
Description: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
  • Ritter's disease
  • Use additional code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
  • Excludes1: bullous impetigo (L01.03)
  • pemphigus neonatorum (L01.03)
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis [Lyell] (L51.2)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
595 - Major Skin Disorders W Mcc
596 - Major Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 695.81 - Ritter's disease (approximate)