682.6 - Cellulitis And Abscess Of Leg, Except Foot
The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot is listed as 682.6.
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: | 682.6 |
| Long Description: | Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot |
| Short Description: | Cellulitis of leg |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
| Block: | Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686) |
| Related Descriptions: |
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-thigh Prepatellar abscess |
| 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 682.6: | |
| 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 | |