ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L03.90
Cellulitis, unspecified
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L03.90
- Type
- Billable code
- 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 L03.90 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of cellulitis, unspecified. 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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