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528.3 - Cellulitis And Abscess Of Oral Soft Tissues


The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and abscess of oral soft tissues is listed as 528.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 528.3
Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of oral soft tissues
Short Description: Cellulitis/abscess mouth
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Diseases Of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands, And Jaws (520-529)
Related Descriptions: Abscess of buccal space of mouth
Abscess of canine space of mouth
Abscess of masticator space of mouth
Abscess of oral soft tissue
Abscess of oral tissue
Abscess of palate
Abscess of sublingual space
Abscess of uvula of palate
Cellulitis of buccal space of mouth
Cellulitis of canine space of mouth
Cellulitis of floor of mouth
Cellulitis of gingiva
Cellulitis of masticator space of mouth
Cellulitis of oral soft tissues
Cellulitis of palate
Cellulitis of sublingual space
Dentoalveolar cellulitis
Ludwig's angina
Oral fistula
Oroantral fistula - established
Oroantral fistula - immediate
Orocutaneous fistula
Oronasal fistula
Phlegmonous stomatitis AND cellulitis
Uvulitis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K12.2 - Cellulitis and abscess of mouth (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 528.3:
528.1 - Cancrum oris
528.2 - Oral aphthae
528.4 - Cysts of oral soft tissues
528.5 - Diseases of lips
528.6 - Leukoplakia of oral mucosa, including tongue
528.8 - Oral submucosal fibrosis, including of tongue
528.9 - Other and unspecified diseases of the oral soft tissues