L03
L03: Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
L03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cellulitis and acute lymphangitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- 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)
Other codes that can never be billed with L03
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I89.1Lymphangitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead L03
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- L03.0Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe
- L03.1Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb
- L03.2Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck
- L03.3Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk
- L03.8Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other sites
- L03.9Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis, unspecified