682.8 CELLULITIS, SITE NEC

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 682.8

Short Description: Cellulitis, site NEC

Long Description: Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites

Code Classification:

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
- Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680-686)
  - 682 Other cellulitis and abscess
    - 682.8 Cellulitis, site NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Abscess of cardiovascular structure of trunk
Abscess of head, except face
Abscess of preauricular sinus
Abscess of scalp
Abscess of skin with lymphangitis
Acute lymphangitis of head
Acute lymphangitis of scalp
Acute lymphangitis of skin excluding digits of hand or foot
Cellulitis of head
Cellulitis of scalp
Cellulitis of skin area excluding digits of hand or foot
Follicular occlusion triad - hidradenitis, acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis of scalp

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 682.8 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
- head (except face) 682.8
- parietal region 682.8
- pterygopalatine fossa 682.8
- scalp (any part) 682.8
- specified site NEC 682.8
  - amebic 006.8
- subgaleal 682.8

Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
- head (except face) NEC 682.8
- scalp (any part) 682.8
  - dissecting 704.8
- specified sites NEC 682.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 682.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
682.8	L03.811	Cellulitis of head [any part, except face]
	L03.818	Cellulitis of other sites
	L03.891	Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except face]
	L03.898	Acute lymphangitis of other sites

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
682.6	Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot
682.7	Cellulitis and abscess of foot, except toes
682.9	Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites

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

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