ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00-L99
L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
- cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
- cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
- cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
- cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
- cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
- cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
- cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
- eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
- febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
- lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| L03..0 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe | No |
| L03..01 | Cellulitis of finger | No |
| L03..011 | Cellulitis of right finger | Yes |
| L03..012 | Cellulitis of left finger | Yes |
| L03..019 | Cellulitis of unspecified finger | Yes |
| L03..02 | Acute lymphangitis of finger | No |
| L03..021 | Acute lymphangitis of right finger | Yes |
| L03..022 | Acute lymphangitis of left finger | Yes |
| L03..029 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified finger | Yes |
| L03..03 | Cellulitis of toe | No |
| L03..031 | Cellulitis of right toe | Yes |
| L03..032 | Cellulitis of left toe | Yes |
| L03..039 | Cellulitis of unspecified toe | Yes |
| L03..04 | Acute lymphangitis of toe | No |
| L03..041 | Acute lymphangitis of right toe | Yes |
| L03..042 | Acute lymphangitis of left toe | Yes |
| L03..049 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified toe | Yes |
| L03..1 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb | No |
| L03..11 | Cellulitis of other parts of limb | No |
| L03..111 | Cellulitis of right axilla | Yes |
| L03..112 | Cellulitis of left axilla | Yes |
| L03..113 | Cellulitis of right upper limb | Yes |
| L03..114 | Cellulitis of left upper limb | Yes |
| L03..115 | Cellulitis of right lower limb | Yes |
| L03..116 | Cellulitis of left lower limb | Yes |
| L03..119 | Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb | Yes |
| L03..12 | Acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb | No |
| L03..121 | Acute lymphangitis of right axilla | Yes |
| L03..122 | Acute lymphangitis of left axilla | Yes |
| L03..123 | Acute lymphangitis of right upper limb | Yes |
| L03..124 | Acute lymphangitis of left upper limb | Yes |
| L03..125 | Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb | Yes |
| L03..126 | Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb | Yes |
| L03..129 | Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb | Yes |
| L03..2 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck | No |
| L03..21 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face | No |
| L03..211 | Cellulitis of face | Yes |
| L03..212 | Acute lymphangitis of face | Yes |
| L03..213 | Periorbital cellulitis | Yes |
| L03..22 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of neck | No |
| L03..221 | Cellulitis of neck | Yes |
| L03..222 | Acute lymphangitis of neck | Yes |
| L03..3 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk | No |
| L03..31 | Cellulitis of trunk | No |
| L03..311 | Cellulitis of abdominal wall | Yes |
| L03..312 | Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock and flank] | Yes |
| L03..313 | Cellulitis of chest wall | Yes |
| L03..314 | Cellulitis of groin | Yes |
| L03..315 | Cellulitis of perineum | Yes |
| L03..316 | Cellulitis of umbilicus | Yes |
| L03..317 | Cellulitis of buttock | Yes |
| L03..319 | Cellulitis of trunk, unspecified | Yes |
| L03..31A | Cellulitis of flank | Yes |
| L03..32 | Acute lymphangitis of trunk | No |
| L03..321 | Acute lymphangitis of abdominal wall | Yes |
| L03..322 | Acute lymphangitis of back [any part except buttock and flank] | Yes |
| L03..323 | Acute lymphangitis of chest wall | Yes |
| L03..324 | Acute lymphangitis of groin | Yes |
| L03..325 | Acute lymphangitis of perineum | Yes |
| L03..326 | Acute lymphangitis of umbilicus | Yes |
| L03..327 | Acute lymphangitis of buttock | Yes |
| L03..329 | Acute lymphangitis of trunk, unspecified | Yes |
| L03..32A | Acute lymphangitis of flank | Yes |
| L03..8 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites | No |
| L03..81 | Cellulitis of other sites | No |
| L03..811 | Cellulitis of head [any part, except face] | Yes |
| L03..818 | Cellulitis of other sites | Yes |
| L03..89 | Acute lymphangitis of other sites | No |
| L03..891 | Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except face] | Yes |
| L03..898 | Acute lymphangitis of other sites | Yes |
| L03..9 | Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis, unspecified | No |
| L03..90 | Cellulitis, unspecified | Yes |
| L03..91 | Acute lymphangitis, unspecified | Yes |
Plain-language term for this code
The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category L03:
- Cellulitis — Celulitis infecciosa
Last reviewed: September 2026