Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Billable

Block: Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)

Includes

  • Ritter's disease

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify percentage of skin exfoliation (L49.-)
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This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.

No additional specificity is required — submit L00 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.

Last reviewed: September 2026