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L08.82

Billable

Omphalitis not of newborn

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An infection of the belly button (navel) in someone who is not a newborn, typically caused by bacteria entering through the skin.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify the patient is not a newborn; use P38.x codes for newborn omphalitis instead
  • •Document the causative organism if identified to support coding accuracy

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)

Code Hierarchy

└L08Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue└L08.8Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue└L08.82Omphalitis not of newborn
└L08.82Omphalitis not of newborn

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