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682.6 CELLULITIS OF LEG


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 682.6

Short Description: Cellulitis of leg

Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot

Code Classification:

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of ankle
  • Abscess of bursa of ankle
  • Abscess of bursa of hip
  • Abscess of bursa of knee
  • Abscess of hip
  • Abscess of knee
  • Abscess of lower leg
  • Abscess of lower limb
  • Abscess of thigh
  • Acute lymphangitis of ankle
  • Acute lymphangitis of hip
  • Acute lymphangitis of knee
  • Acute lymphangitis of lower leg
  • Acute lymphangitis of thigh
  • Cellulitis and abscess of ankle
  • Cellulitis and abscess of hip
  • Cellulitis and abscess of knee
  • Cellulitis and abscess of lower leg
  • Cellulitis and abscess of lower limb
  • Cellulitis and abscess of thigh
  • Cellulitis of ankle
  • Cellulitis of hip
  • Cellulitis of knee
  • Cellulitis of leg, excluding foot
  • Cellulitis of lower leg
  • Cellulitis of lower limb
  • Cellulitis of thigh
  • Muscle abscess of thigh
  • Prepatellar abscess

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 682.6 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
    • ankle 682.6
    • femoral (region) 682.6
    • hip 682.6
      • tuberculous (active) (see also Tuberculosis) 015.1
    • knee 682.6
      • joint 711.06
      • tuberculous (active) (see also Tuberculosis) 015.2
    • leg, except foot 682.6
    • popliteal 682.6
    • prepatellar 682.6
    • thigh (acquired) 682.6
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
    • ankle 682.6
    • hip 682.6
    • knee 682.6
    • leg, except foot 682.6
    • thigh 682.6
  • Septic - see also condition
    • leg (with lymphangitis) 682.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 682.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
682.6 Right Arrow L03.119 Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb
L03.129 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb
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
682.0 Cellulitis and abscess of face
682.1 Cellulitis and abscess of neck
682.2 Cellulitis and abscess of trunk
682.3 Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm and forearm
682.4 Cellulitis and abscess of hand, except fingers and thumb
682.5 Cellulitis and abscess of buttock
682.7 Cellulitis and abscess of foot, except toes
682.8 Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites
682.9 Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites

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

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