L03.90
BillableCellulitis, unspecified
Cellulitis, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- zoster (B02.-)
- cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
- cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
- cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
- cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
- cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
- cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
- cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
- cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
- eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
- febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
- lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Cellulitis of skin with lymphangitis12713001
- Cellulitis of digit19240003
- Cellulitis with lymphangitis of digit24232008
- Paronychia71906005
- Perionychia71906005
- Injection site inflammation95391000
- Cellulitis of skin123951002
- Cutaneous cellulitis123951002
- Cellulitis128045006
- Chronic paronychia200744008
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa paronychia238388002
- Wound cellulitis239162003
- Mucormycotic gangrenous cellulitis240780005
- Bacterial paronychia247517004
- Streptococcal cellulitis278037002
- Traumatic onychia371048003
- Gram-negative bacterial cellulitis402927009
- Haemophilus cellulitis402928004
- Bacterial cellulitis402929007
- Acute bacterial paronychia402930002
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of nail402932005
- Inflammation of matrix of nail445506004
- Onychia445506004
- Recurrent cellulitis698567002
- Cellulitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus762284008
- Staphylococcal cellulitis762284008
- Extensive postoperative wound cellulitis781191008
- Postoperative wound cellulitis781192001
- Cellulitis at injection site860816004
- Injection site cellulitis860816004
- Vaccination site cellulitis863907000
- Acute cellulitis1197179009
- Necrotising cellulitis1332473009
- Necrotizing cellulitis1332473009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for cellulitis, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for cellulitis, unspecified is L03.90. The full clinical description is "Cellulitis, unspecified". L03.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code L03.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code L03.90 represents "Cellulitis, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L03.90 a billable code?
Yes, L03.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L03.90 in?
L03.90 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
Are additional codes required with L03.90?
Yes, when using L03.90 you should also code: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent..
What SNOMED CT codes does L03.90 map to?
L03.90 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 402930002, 1197179009, 402929007, 247517004, 128045006, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L03.90?
L03.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0007642. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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