L98.3
L98.3: Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L98.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for eosinophilic cellulitis [wells]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L98.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L98.3 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Wells' disease
- Cellulitis›eosinophilic(granulomatous)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under L98
- L98.0Pyogenic granuloma
- L98.1Factitial dermatitis
- L98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
- L98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
- L98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified
- L98.5Mucinosis of the skin
- L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.7Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified