ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L03.03
Cellulitis of toe
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- L03.03
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L03.03 is a category (header) for cellulitis of toe. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in L03
- L03Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- L03.0Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe
- L03.01Cellulitis of finger
- L03.011Cellulitis of right finger
- L03.012Cellulitis of left finger
- L03.019Cellulitis of unspecified finger
- L03.02Acute lymphangitis of finger
- L03.021Acute lymphangitis of right finger
- L03.022Acute lymphangitis of left finger
- L03.029Acute lymphangitis of unspecified finger
- L03.031Cellulitis of right toe
- L03.032Cellulitis of left toe
- L03.039Cellulitis of unspecified toe
- L03.04Acute lymphangitis of toe
- L03.041Acute lymphangitis of right toe
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