ICD-10: L03

Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 2

  • cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
  • febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
  • cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
  • eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
  • cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
  • cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
  • lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)
  • cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
  • cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
  • cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
  • cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)

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