682.8 - Cellulitis And Abscess Of Other Specified Sites
The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites is listed as 682.8.
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: | 682.8 |
| Long Description: | Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites |
| Short Description: | Cellulitis, site NEC |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
| Block: | Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686) |
| Related Descriptions: |
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 |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.811 - Cellulitis of head [any part, except face] (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.818 - Cellulitis of other sites (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.891 - Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except face] (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.898 - Acute lymphangitis of other sites (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 682.8: | |
| 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 | |