ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L03.212
Acute lymphangitis of face
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L03.212
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L03.212 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of acute lymphangitis of face. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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
- L03.03Cellulitis of toe
- L03.031Cellulitis of right toe
- L03.032Cellulitis of left toe
- L03.039Cellulitis of unspecified toe
- L03.04Acute lymphangitis of toe
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