ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

L08.8Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Not billable — use a more specific code

L08.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Oth local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About L08.8

L08.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It belongs to category L08 (other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue), block L00-L08 (infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within L08, choose L08.8 (Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: pyoderma (L08.0), Erythrasma (L08.1) and local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified (L08.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L08.81 (vegetans), L08.82 (newborn) and L08.89 (tissue).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under L08.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to L08.8.

Broader instructions also apply from L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue and Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about L08.8

Is L08.8 billable?: No. L08.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.