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L03.211 - Cellulitis of face


The ICD 10 Code for Cellulitis of face is listed as L03.211.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L03.211
Description: Cellulitis of face
  • Excludes2: cellulitis of ear (H60.1-)
  • cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0-)
  • cellulitis of head (L03.81)
  • cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
  • cellulitis of lip (K13.0)
  • cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
  • cellulitis of nose (internal) (J34.0)
  • cellulitis of orbit (H05.0)
  • cellulitis of scalp (L03.81)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)		 011 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Mcc
012 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Cc
013 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
573 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Mcc
574 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Cc
575 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W/o Cc/mcc
576 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Mcc
577 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Cc
578 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W/o Cc/mcc
602 - Cellulitis W Mcc
603 - Cellulitis W/o Mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
Parent L03.21 - Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 682.0 - Cellulitis and abscess of face (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L03.211:
L03.212 - Acute lymphangitis of face