Diagnosis Code: 682.3

Short Description: Cellulitis of arm

Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm and forearm

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
  • Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680-686)
    • 682 Other cellulitis and abscess
      • 682.3 Cellulitis of arm

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Abscess of axilla
• Abscess of bursa of elbow
• Abscess of bursa of shoulder
• Abscess of elbow
• Abscess of forearm
• Abscess of shoulder
• Abscess of upper arm
• Abscess of upper limb
• Acute lymphangitis of forearm
• Acute lymphangitis of shoulder
• Acute lymphangitis of upper arm
• Cellulitis and abscess of axilla
• Cellulitis and abscess of elbow
• Cellulitis and abscess of forearm
• Cellulitis and abscess of shoulder
• Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm
• Cellulitis and abscess of upper limb
• Cellulitis of axilla
• Cellulitis of elbow
• Cellulitis of forearm
• Cellulitis of shoulder
• Cellulitis of upper arm
• Cellulitis of upper limb

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 682.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
  • antecubital space 682.3
  • arm (any part, above wrist) 682.3
  • axilla, axillary (region) 682.3
    • lymph gland or node 683
  • elbow 682.3
  • forearm 682.3
  • infraclavicular (fossa) 682.3
  • shoulder 682.3
  • supraclavicular (fossa) 682.3
  • upper arm 682.3

• Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
  • arm (any part, above wrist) 682.3
  • axilla 682.3
  • forearm 682.3
  • shoulder 682.3

• Septic - see also condition
  • arm (with lymphangitis) 682.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 682.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

Similar Codes

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

« Previous Code