ICD-10-CM Code L03.8
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites
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 L03.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of L03.8 that describes the diagnosis 'cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites' in more detail.
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
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for causative agent code
Parent Code: L03 - Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis