681.01 FELON


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 681.01

Short Description: Felon

Long Description: Felon

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
        • 681.01 Felon

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 681.01 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
    • pulp, pulpal (dental) 522.0
      • finger 681.01
  • Felon (any digit) (with lymphangitis) 681.01
    • herpetic 054.6
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • finger (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
    • thumb (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
  • Whitlow (with lymphangitis) 681.01
    • herpetic 054.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 681.01 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
681.01 Right Arrow L03.019 Cellulitis 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
681.00 Cellulitis and abscess of finger, unspecified
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


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