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- 2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.116
Cellulitis of left lower limb
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- L03.116 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursem*nt purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM L03.116 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L03.116 - other international versions of ICD-10 L03.116 may differ.
The following code(s) above L03.116 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to L03.116:
- L00-L99
2024 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueDiseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
See AlsoICD-10 code: L03.1 Cellulitis of other parts of limb10 | Cellulitis of left lower limb (L03.116)- 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.-)
- L00-L08
2024 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissueInfections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
- 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.
- L03
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitisCellulitis and acute lymphangitis
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Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
- L03.11
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.11
Cellulitis of other parts of limb
Approximate Synonyms
- Cellulitis of left ankle
- Cellulitis of left foot
- Cellulitis of left hip
- Cellulitis of left knee
- Cellulitis of left thigh
- Left ankle cellulitis
- Left cellulitis of leg
- Left foot cellulitis
- Left hip cellulitis
- Left knee cellulitis
- Left leg cellulitis
- Left thigh cellulitis
ICD-10-CM L03.116 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):
- 573 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc
- 574 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc
- 575 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis without cc/mcc
- 602 Cellulitis with mcc
- 603 Cellulitis without mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Convert L03.116 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L03.116
L03.041 Acute lymphangitis of right toe
L03.042 Acute lymphangitis of left toe
L03.049 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified toe
L03.1 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb
L03.11 Cellulitis of other parts of limb
L03.111 Cellulitis of right axilla
L03.112 Cellulitis of left axilla
L03.113 Cellulitis of right upper limb
L03.114 Cellulitis of left upper limb
L03.115 Cellulitis of right lower limb
L03.116 Cellulitis of left lower limb
L03.119 Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb
L03.12 Acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb
L03.121 Acute lymphangitis of right axilla
L03.122 Acute lymphangitis of left axilla
L03.123 Acute lymphangitis of right upper limb
L03.124 Acute lymphangitis of left upper limb
L03.125 Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb
L03.126 Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb
L03.129 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb
L03.2 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and neck
Reimbursem*nt claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
