ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99
L80-L99
L88-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L88

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L88

Pyoderma gangrenosum

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

L88 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L88 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L88 - other international versions of ICD-10 L88 may differ.

Applicable To

Phagedenic pyoderma

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as L88. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

dermatitis gangrenosa (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.0
Pyoderma
Applicable To
- Dermatitis gangrenosa
- Purulent dermatitis
- Septic dermatitis
- Suppurative dermatitis
Type 1 Excludes
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
- pyoderma vegetans (L08.81)
L08.0
)

The following code(s) above L88 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to L88:

L00-L99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
- 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.-)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Clinical Information

An idiopathic, rapidly evolving, and severely debilitating disease occurring most commonly in association with chronic ulcerative colitis. It is characterized by the presence of boggy, purplish ulcers with undermined borders, appearing mostly on the legs. The majority of cases are in people between 40 and 60 years old. Its etiology is unknown.

ICD-10-CM L88 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

602 Cellulitis with mcc
603 Cellulitis without mcc

Convert L88 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to L88:

Type 1 Excludes: I96
, L08.0
, L08.81

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96
Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
- Gangrenous cellulitis
Type 1 Excludes
- gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)
- gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)
- gangrene in other peripheral vascular diseases (I73.-)
- gangrene of certain specified sites - see Alphabetical Index
- gas gangrene (A48.0)
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Type 2 Excludes
- gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.0
Pyoderma
Applicable To
- Dermatitis gangrenosa
- Purulent dermatitis
- Septic dermatitis
- Suppurative dermatitis
Type 1 Excludes
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
- pyoderma vegetans (L08.81)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.81
Pyoderma vegetans
Type 1 Excludes
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
- pyoderma NOS (L08.0)
Use Additional: K51
, K50

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51
Ulcerative colitis
Type 1 Excludes
- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
Use Additional
- code to identify manifestations, such as:
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K50
Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]
Includes
- granulomatous enteritis
Type 1 Excludes
- ulcerative colitis (K51.-)
Use Additional
- code to identify manifestations, such as:
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L88:

Phagedena (dry) (moist) (sloughing) - see also Gangrene
- geometric L88
Pyoderma, pyodermia L08.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L08.0
Pyoderma
Applicable To
Dermatitis gangrenosa
Purulent dermatitis
Septic dermatitis
Suppurative dermatitis
Type 1 Excludes
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
pyoderma vegetans (L08.81)
- gangrenosum L88
- phagedenic L88

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L88

L85.3 Xerosis cutis

L85.8 Other specified epidermal thickening

L85.9 Epidermal thickening, unspecified

L86 Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhere

L87 Transepidermal elimination disorders

L87.0 Keratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cutem penetrans

L87.1 Reactive perforating collagenosis

L87.2 Elastosis perforans serpiginosa

L87.8 Other transepidermal elimination disorders

L87.9 Transepidermal elimination disorder, unspecified

L88 Pyoderma gangrenosum

L89 Pressure ulcer

L89.0 Pressure ulcer of elbow

L89.00 Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow

L89.000 …… unstageable

L89.001 …… stage 1

L89.002 …… stage 2

L89.003 …… stage 3

L89.004 …… stage 4

L89.006 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow

L89.009 …… unspecified stage

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L88

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Pyoderma

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Gangrene, not elsewhere classified

Pyoderma

Pyoderma vegetans

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

Pyoderma