L03.891

Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except face]

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 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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