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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L03.3 Cellulitis of trunk

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L03.3 is the ICD-10 code for Cellulitis of trunk. It is a four-character subcategory of L03 (Cellulitis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block L00–L08 (Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XII · L00–L99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What L03.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Abdominal wall
  • Back [any part]
  • Chest wall
  • Groin
  • Perineum
  • Umbilicus

What L03.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • omphalitis of newborn P38

L03.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L03.3Cellulit på bålen

NorwayICD-10-NO

L03.3Cellulitt på trunkus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL033Flegmone på truncus

  • DL033AFlegmone på ryggen
  • DL033BFlegmone i lysken
  • DL033CFlegmone i navlen
  • DL033DFlegmone i perineum
  • DL033EFlegmone i brystvæggen
  • DL033FFlegmone i bugvæggen
FinlandICD-10-FI

L03.3Vartalon selluliitti

GermanyICD-10-GM

L03.3Phlegmone am Rumpf

FranceICD-10-FR

L03.3Phlegmon du tronc

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L03.3cellulitis van romp

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L03.311Cellulitis of abdominal wall
  • L03.312Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock]
  • L03.313Cellulitis of chest wall
  • L03.314Cellulitis of groin
  • L03.315Cellulitis of perineum
  • L03.316Cellulitis of umbilicus
  • L03.317Cellulitis of buttock
  • L03.319Cellulitis of trunk, unspecified
  • and 10 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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