ICD-10-CM Code L03.04
Acute lymphangitis of toe
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 L03.04 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of L03.04 that describes the diagnosis 'acute lymphangitis of toe' in more detail.
- L03.04 Acute lymphangitis of toe NON-BILLABLE
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 L03.04 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. - Hangnail with lymphangitis of toe
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L03.04 - Acute lymphangitis of toe'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code L03.04. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: L03.0 - Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe