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ICD-10-CM Codes
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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L03-
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.222
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.222
Acute lymphangitis of neck
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- L03.222 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L03.222 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L03.222 - other international versions of ICD-10 L03.222 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L03.222 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
L03.222:
- L00-L99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 2 Excludes- 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
2022 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 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 lymphangitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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)
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 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 L03.222 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
- Lymphangitis I89.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I89.1
Lymphangitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Chronic lymphangitis
- Lymphangitis NOS
- Subacute lymphangitis
Type 1 Excludes- acute lymphangitis (L03.-)
- acute L03.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.91
Acute lymphangitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- cervical L03.222 (meaning neck)
- neck L03.222 (region)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L03.222
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
L03.21 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face
L03.22 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of neck
L03.222
Acute lymphangitis of neck
L03.3 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk
L03.311 Cellulitis of abdominal wall
L03.312 Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock]
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
