ICD-10-CM category
L03: Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Codes under L03 (Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| L03.0 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe | — |
| L03.01 | Cellulitis of finger | — |
| L03.1 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb | — |
| L03.02 | Acute lymphangitis of finger | — |
| L03.2 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck | — |
| L03.03 | Cellulitis of toe | — |
| L03.3 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk | — |
| L03.04 | Acute lymphangitis of toe | — |
| L03.8 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites | — |
| L03.9 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis, unspecified | — |
| L03.011 | Cellulitis of right finger | ✓ |
| L03.11 | Cellulitis of other parts of limb | — |
| L03.012 | Cellulitis of left finger | ✓ |
| L03.12 | Acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb | — |
| L03.019 | Cellulitis of unspecified finger | ✓ |
| L03.021 | Acute lymphangitis of right finger | ✓ |
| L03.21 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face | — |
| L03.022 | Acute lymphangitis of left finger | ✓ |
| L03.22 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of neck | — |
| L03.029 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified finger | ✓ |
| L03.031 | Cellulitis of right toe | ✓ |
| L03.31 | Cellulitis of trunk | — |
| L03.31A | Cellulitis of flank | ✓ |
| L03.032 | Cellulitis of left toe | ✓ |
| L03.32 | Acute lymphangitis of trunk | — |
| L03.32A | Acute lymphangitis of flank | ✓ |
| L03.039 | Cellulitis of unspecified toe | ✓ |
| L03.041 | Acute lymphangitis of right toe | ✓ |
| L03.042 | Acute lymphangitis of left toe | ✓ |
| L03.049 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified toe | ✓ |
| L03.81 | Cellulitis of other sites | — |
| L03.89 | Acute lymphangitis of other sites | — |
| L03.90 | Cellulitis, unspecified | ✓ |
| L03.91 | Acute lymphangitis, unspecified | ✓ |
| L03.111 | Cellulitis of right axilla | ✓ |
| L03.112 | Cellulitis of left axilla | ✓ |
| L03.113 | Cellulitis of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L03.114 | Cellulitis of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L03.115 | Cellulitis of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L03.116 | Cellulitis of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L03.119 | Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb | ✓ |
| L03.121 | Acute lymphangitis of right axilla | ✓ |
| L03.122 | Acute lymphangitis of left axilla | ✓ |
| L03.123 | Acute lymphangitis of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L03.124 | Acute lymphangitis of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L03.125 | Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L03.126 | Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L03.129 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb | ✓ |
| L03.211 | Cellulitis of face | ✓ |
| L03.212 | Acute lymphangitis of face | ✓ |
| L03.213 | Periorbital cellulitis | ✓ |
| L03.221 | Cellulitis of neck | ✓ |
| L03.222 | Acute lymphangitis of neck | ✓ |
| L03.311 | Cellulitis of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L03.312 | Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock] | ✓ |
| L03.313 | Cellulitis of chest wall | ✓ |
| L03.314 | Cellulitis of groin | ✓ |
| L03.315 | Cellulitis of perineum | ✓ |
| L03.316 | Cellulitis of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L03.317 | Cellulitis of buttock | ✓ |
| L03.319 | Cellulitis of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L03.321 | Acute lymphangitis of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L03.322 | Acute lymphangitis of back [any part except buttock] | ✓ |
| L03.323 | Acute lymphangitis of chest wall | ✓ |
| L03.324 | Acute lymphangitis of groin | ✓ |
| L03.325 | Acute lymphangitis of perineum | ✓ |
| L03.326 | Acute lymphangitis of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L03.327 | Acute lymphangitis of buttock | ✓ |
| L03.329 | Acute lymphangitis of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L03.811 | Cellulitis of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L03.818 | Cellulitis of other sites | ✓ |
| L03.891 | Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L03.898 | Acute lymphangitis of other sites | ✓ |
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