L03
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes2
cellulitis of anal and rectal region ( K61 .-)
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cellulitis of external auditory canal ( H60.1 )
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cellulitis of eyelid ( H00.0 )
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cellulitis of female external genital organs ( N76.4 )
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cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus ( H04.3 )
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cellulitis of mouth ( K12.2 )
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cellulitis of nose ( J34.0 )
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eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] ( L98.3 )
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febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] ( L98.2 )
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lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) ( I89.1 )
More Specific Codes
6 codes under L03
- L03.0 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe Has subcodes
- L03.1 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb Has subcodes
- L03.2 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck Has subcodes
- L03.3 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk Has subcodes
- L03.8 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites Has subcodes
- L03.9 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis, unspecified Has subcodes
Version History
How L03 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCellulitis and acute lymphangitis
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference L03
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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