An elementary school student who wrestles has been diagnosed with non-bullous impetigo. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for this type of infectious skin disease?

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L01.01 is the correct code for non-bullous impetigo.
Code L01.00 is incorrect because this is for impetigo that hasn't been specified. Code L01.02 is incorrect because this code is for Bockhart's impetigo, also known as perifolliculitis, and code L01.03 is incorrect because this is for bullous impetigo.

An Elementary School Student Who Wrestles Has Been Diagnosed with Non-Bullous