Diagnosis Code: 528.3

Short Description: Cellulitis/abscess mouth

Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of oral soft tissues

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
  • Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands, and jaws (520-529)
    • 528 Diseases of the oral soft tissues, excluding lesions specific for gingiva and tongue
      • 528.3 Cellulitis/abscess mouth

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Abscess of buccal space of mouth
• Abscess of canine space of mouth
• Abscess of masticator space of mouth
• Abscess of oral soft tissue
• Abscess of oral tissue
• Abscess of palate
• Abscess of sublingual space
• Abscess of uvula of palate
• Cellulitis of buccal space of mouth
• Cellulitis of canine space of mouth
• Cellulitis of floor of mouth
• Cellulitis of gingiva
• Cellulitis of masticator space of mouth
• Cellulitis of oral soft tissues
• Cellulitis of palate
• Cellulitis of sublingual space
• Dentoalveolar cellulitis
• Ludwig's angina
• Oral fistula
• Oroantral fistula - established
• Oroantral fistula - immediate
• Orocutaneous fistula
• Oronasal fistula
• Phlegmonous stomatitis AND cellulitis
• Uvulitis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 528.3 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
  • buccal cavity 528.3
  • cheek, external 682.0
    • inner 528.3
  • mouth (floor) 528.3
  • palate (soft) 528.3
    • hard 526.4
  • parotid (duct) (gland) 527.3
    • region 528.3
  • sublingual 528.3
    • gland 527.3
  • uvula 528.3

• Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (effort) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) 413.9
  • ludovici 528.3
  • Ludwig's 528.3

• Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
  • cheek, external 682.0
    • internal 528.3
  • mouth (floor) 528.3
  • palate (soft) 528.3
  • submaxillary 528.3
    • gland 527.3

• Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Ludwig's (submaxillary cellulitis) 528.3

• Fistula (sinus) 686.9
  • buccal cavity (infective) 528.3
  • mouth 528.3
  • oral (cutaneous) 528.3
    • maxillary (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • nasal (with cleft palate) (see also Cleft, palate) 749.00
  • parotid (gland) 527.4
    • region 528.3
  • submaxillary
    • region 528.3

• Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
  • uvulitis 528.3

• Ludwig's
  • angina 528.3
  • disease (submaxillary cellulitis) 528.3

• Sepsis (generalized) 995.91
  • buccal 528.3
  • oral 528.3

• Septic - see also condition
  • mouth 528.3

• Staphylitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (gangrenous) (membranous) (suppurative) (ulcerative) 528.3

• Uvulitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (gangrenous) (membranous) (suppurative) (ulcerative) 528.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 528.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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