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681.00 CELLULITIS, FINGER NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 681.00

Short Description: Cellulitis, finger NOS

Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of finger, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680-686)
      • 681 Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe
        • 681.00 Cellulitis, finger NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 681.00 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
    • finger (any) (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) 681.00
    • thumb (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) 681.00
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • finger (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) 681.00
    • thumb (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) 681.00
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • finger (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
      • cellulitis (with lymphangitis) 681.00
      • distal closed space (with lymphangitis) 681.00
    • thumb (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
      • cellulitis (with lymphangitis) 681.00
  • Septic - see also condition
    • finger (with lymphangitis) 681.00

Crosswalk Information

The code 681.00 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
681.00 Right Arrow L03.019 Cellulitis of unspecified finger
L03.029 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified finger
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
681.01 Felon
681.02 Onychia and paronychia of finger
681.10 Cellulitis and abscess of toe, unspecified
681.11 Onychia and paronychia of toe
681.9 Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified digit

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

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