ICD-10-CM Code L03.0
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L03.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of L03.0 that describes the diagnosis 'cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe' in more detail.
- L03.0 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe NON-BILLABLE
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- L03.011 Cellulitis of right finger BILLABLE
- L03.012 Cellulitis of left finger BILLABLE
- L03.019 Cellulitis of unspecified finger BILLABLE
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- L03.031 Cellulitis of right toe BILLABLE
- L03.032 Cellulitis of left toe BILLABLE
- L03.039 Cellulitis of unspecified toe BILLABLE
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The ICD code L030 is used to code Paronychia
A paronychia (/ˌpærəˈnɪkiə/; Greek: παρωνυχία from para, "around" and onukh-, "nail") is a nail disease that is an often-tender bacterial or fungal infection of the hand or foot where the nail and skin meet at the side or the base of a finger or toenail. The infection can start suddenly (acute paronychia) or gradually (chronic paronychia). Paronychia is commonly misapplied as a synonym for whitlow or felon.
| Specialty: | Dermatology, Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | D010304, D010304 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 681.02, 681.11 |
Coding Notes for L03.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Infection of nail
- Onychia
- Paronychia
- Perionychia
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe (disorder)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa paronychia (disorder)
- Onycholysis due to fungal infection of nail (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for causative agent code
Parent Code: L03 - Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis