L03.211
L03.211: Cellulitis of face
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L03.211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cellulitis of face. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L03.211 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: 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.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L03.211
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on L03: Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
- 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 L03.211
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.
Medicare coverage
L03.211 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cellulitis›cheek(external)
- Cellulitis›face NEC
- Cellulitis›jaw(region)
- Cellulitis›head NEC›face(any part, except ear, eye and nose)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.