682.9 - Cellulitis And Abscess Of Unspecified Sites
The ICD 9 Code for Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites is listed as 682.9.
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: | 682.9 |
| Long Description: | Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites |
| Short Description: | Cellulitis NOS |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue |
| Block: | Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Abscess
Abscess of connective tissue Abscess of limb Abscess of skin AND/OR subcutaneous tissue Abscess of skin area excluding digits of hand or foot Abscess of skin with lymphangitis of digit Acute abscess of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue Acute lymphangitis Anaerobic cellulitis Bacterial cellulitis Bancroftian filarial abscess Cellulitis Cellulitis of skin Cellulitis of skin with lymphangitis Cutaneous chromoblastomycotic abscess Eosinophilic cellulitis Extensive postoperative wound cellulitis Follicular occlusion tetrad - hidradenitis, acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis, pilonidal sinus Gram-negative bacterial cellulitis Haemophilus cellulitis Injection site abscess Injection site sterile abscess Multiple abscesses Pasteurella abscess Peristomal abscess Postoperative cellulitis of surgical wound Pyogenic abscess Streptococcal cellulitis Subcutaneous pheohyphomycotic abscess and cyst Wound cellulitis |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.90 - Cellulitis, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | L03.91 - Acute lymphangitis, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 682.9: | |
| 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 | |
| 682.8 - Cellulitis and abscess of other specified sites | |