L03.91
L03.91: Acute lymphangitis, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L03.91 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute lymphangitis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L03.91 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- lymphangitis NOS (I89.1)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L03.91
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 L03.91
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
L03.91 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57954Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Lymphangitis›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.