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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L03.211

Cellulitis of face

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L03.211 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
  2. L03.2 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck
  3. L03.21 Parent Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face
  4. L03.211 This code Cellulitis of face

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

abscess of orbit ( H05.01- )

Excludes2

cellulitis of anal and rectal region ( K61 .-)

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of ear ( H60.1- )

Excludes2

cellulitis of external auditory canal ( H60.1 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of eyelid ( H00.0- )

Excludes2

cellulitis of eyelid ( H00.0 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of head ( L03.81 )

Excludes2

cellulitis of female external genital organs ( N76.4 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus ( H04.3 )

Excludes2

cellulitis of lip ( K13.0 )

Excludes2

cellulitis of male external genital organs ( N48.2 , N49 .-)

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of mouth ( K12.2 )

Excludes2

cellulitis of nose (internal) ( J34.0 )

Excludes2

cellulitis of nose ( J34.0 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of orbit ( H05.01- )

Excludes2

eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] ( L98.3 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

cellulitis of scalp ( L03.81 )

Excludes2

febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] ( L98.2 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Excludes2

lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) ( I89.1 )

Inherited from L03 — Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Version History

How L03.211 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Cellulitis of face

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Cellulitis of face

Related Codes

Other codes under L03.21

Codes whose official notes reference L03.211

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

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