Mouth, cellulitis or abscess

ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx:	Mouth, cellulitis or abscess
ICD10 code:	K12.2
Pre-ICD10 counterpart:	ENT infection - WITHOUT airway obstruction ( Laryngitis, Mono, Peritonsillar abscess etc), ENT infection - WITH airway obstruction ( Laryngitis, Mono, Peritonsillar abscess etc)
Charlson/ALERT Scale:	none
APACHE Como Component:	none
APACHE Acute Component:	none
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Additional Info

Includes:

• submandibular abscess

• for Oral lesions with HSV, combine this code with Herpes Simplex virus

JALT Just wondering since cellulitis/abscesses are typically bacterial infections, should Disorder of oral mucosa (mouth, lips, tongue), NOS be used instead combined with Infectious disease NOS and Herpes Simplex virus (HSV)? This then would be consistent with other infection coding guidelines whereby there is no specific infection code. Thank you. (Pam) (as contrasted with Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS instructions. Why would you want to use the less specific "Disporder of..." code when we have a this specific "...cellulitis..." code? Which infection coding guideline do you mean, could you link? Ttenbergen 11:19, 2022 October 19 (CDT) Is a viral cellulitis accurate? A fungal esophageal infection would be coded as a NOS, combined with infectious disease NOS, and candida. Should this go to task for discussion by the group for clarification? (Pam) I think this is the correct code to be using for HSV lesions as it is an infection code, while it may not be completely accurate it would be our best option. We would use the option Pam describes if we didn't have an infection code for the oral cavity. Lisa Kaita 11:02, 2022 October 20 (CDT) In that case we should confirm if the same reasoning would apply to Pam's fungal example. Ttenbergen 17:16, 2022 November 3 (CDT)

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Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

• Gingivitis and periodontal diseases, acute or chronic
• Disorder of oral mucosa (mouth, lips, tongue), NOS
• Oral mucositis
• Disorder of salivary glands
• Mouth or pharynx or salivary glands, benign neoplasm
• Skin abscess

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Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)

	App	Status
Query check ICD10 Inf Potential Infection must have pathogen or alt	CCMDB.accdb	declined
Query Check Inf Pathogens must have Infection requiring pathogen or Potential Infection	CCMDB.accdb	implemented

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