L03.021

Acute lymphangitis of right finger

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from L03.02Acute lymphangitis of finger
Synonyms

Hangnail with lymphangitis of finger

Inherited from L03.0Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe
Synonyms

Infection of nail Onychia Paronychia Perionychia

Inherited from L03Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Excludes 2

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)

Inherited from L00-L08Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes 2

hordeolum (H00.0) infective dermatitis (L30.3) local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1 lupus panniculitis (L93.2) panniculitis NOS (M79.3) panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-) Perlèche NOS (K13.0) Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0) Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0) pyogenic granuloma (L98.0) relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6) viral warts (B07.-) zoster (B02.-)

Use additional

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Inherited from chapter 12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) viral warts (B07.-)

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