L03Non-billable
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes2
11 items
Excludes2
- •cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
- •cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
- •cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
- •cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
- •cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
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- •cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
- •cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
- •eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
- •febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
- •lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)
Coding Guidance
L03 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
10 items
Excludes2
From L00-L99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
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- •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.-)