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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis Cellulitis] is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis Cellulitis] is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin.


Includes: skin or soft tissue infection or abscess
Consider using [[Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS]] if it's a Skin/SQ soft tissue infection that for whatever reason isn't technically a cellulitis.


{{Discuss | who = Allan | question = qc
Excludes:
* There is also the ICD10 code [[Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS]] are these two codes not one in the same or very similar?  when should we use Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS vs this code?
*[[Mouth, cellulitis or abscess]]
*AG REPLY --- ICD10 has "wastebasket" categories for almost everything, and in general you should code the most specific code available, with the wastebaskets used for things that for one reason or another don't quite fit in the more specific codes. So if it's cellulitis, then use THIS code, but if it's a Skin/SQ soft tissue infection that for whatever reason isn't technically a cellulitis, then code you've got the wastebasket.}}
 
Includes:
* skin or soft tissue infection or abscess


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
*[[Mouth, cellulitis or abscess]]
*[[Skin, rash NOS]]
*[[Skin, rash NOS]]
*[[Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS]]
*[[Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS]]
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== Related CCI Codes ==
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 2022 November 24

ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx: Cellulitis
ICD10 code: L03
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: Soft Tissue Infection (includes Cellulitis)
Charlson/ALERT Scale: none
APACHE Como Component: none
APACHE Acute Component: none
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Additional Info

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin.

Consider using Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS if it's a Skin/SQ soft tissue infection that for whatever reason isn't technically a cellulitis.

Excludes:

Includes:

  • skin or soft tissue infection or abscess

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

Candidate Combined ICD10 codes

Related CCI Codes

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