ICD-10-CM Code L03.1
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb
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 L03.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of L03.1 that describes the diagnosis 'cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb' in more detail.
- L03.1 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb NON-BILLABLE
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- L03.111 Cellulitis of right axilla BILLABLE
- L03.112 Cellulitis of left axilla BILLABLE
- L03.113 Cellulitis of right upper limb BILLABLE
- L03.114 Cellulitis of left upper limb BILLABLE
- L03.115 Cellulitis of right lower limb BILLABLE
- L03.116 Cellulitis of left lower limb BILLABLE
- L03.119 Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb BILLABLE
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- L03.121 Acute lymphangitis of right axilla BILLABLE
- L03.122 Acute lymphangitis of left axilla BILLABLE
- L03.123 Acute lymphangitis of right upper limb BILLABLE
- L03.124 Acute lymphangitis of left upper limb BILLABLE
- L03.125 Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb BILLABLE
- L03.126 Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb BILLABLE
- L03.129 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb BILLABLE
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The ICD code L03 is used to code Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin. It specifically affects the dermis and subcutaneous fat. Signs and symptoms include an area of redness which increases in size over a couple of days. The borders of the area of redness are generally not sharp and the skin may be swollen. While the redness often turns white when pressure is applied this is not always the case. The area of infection is usually painful. Lymphatic vessels may occasionally be involved, and the person may have a fever and feel tired.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
MeSH Code: | D002481 |
ICD 9 Code: | 682.9 |
Skin cellulitis
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Cellulitis and abscess of thigh (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of axilla (disorder)
- Cellulitis of finger (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of finger (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of hand excluding digits (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of foot excluding toe (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of elbow (disorder)
- Cellulitis and abscess of forearm (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for causative agent code
Parent Code: L03 - Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis