682.3 - Cellulitis And Abscess Of Upper Arm And Forearm
The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm and forearm is listed as 682.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 682.3 |
| Long Description: | Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm and forearm |
| Short Description: | Cellulitis of arm |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
| Block: | Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Abscess of axilla
Abscess of bursa of elbow Abscess of bursa of shoulder Abscess of elbow Abscess of forearm Abscess of shoulder Abscess of upper arm Abscess of upper limb Acute lymphangitis of forearm Acute lymphangitis of shoulder Acute lymphangitis of upper arm Cellulitis and abscess of axilla Cellulitis and abscess of elbow Cellulitis and abscess of forearm Cellulitis and abscess of shoulder Cellulitis and abscess of upper arm Cellulitis and abscess of upper limb Cellulitis of axilla Cellulitis of elbow Cellulitis of forearm Cellulitis of shoulder Cellulitis of upper arm Cellulitis of upper limb |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.119 - Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.129 - Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 682.3: | |
| 682.0 - Cellulitis and abscess of face | |
| 682.1 - Cellulitis and abscess of neck | |
| 682.2 - Cellulitis and abscess of trunk | |
| 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 | |
| 682.8 - Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites | |
| 682.9 - Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites | |