ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 682.6 : Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot

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2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 682.6

Cellulitis and abscess of leg, except foot

2015
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

ICD-9-CM 682.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 682.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 682.6 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM L03.119 Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM L03.129 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of limb

Approximate Synonyms

Abscess leg, except foot
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 left lower limb
Abscess of left thigh
Abscess of leg, except foot
Abscess of lower limb
Abscess of right lower limb
Abscess of right thigh
Abscess of thigh
Acute lymphangitis of ankle
Acute lymphangitis of hip
Acute lymphangitis of knee
Acute lymphangitis of left ankle
Acute lymphangitis of left hip
Acute lymphangitis of left knee
Acute lymphangitis of left thigh
Acute lymphangitis of lower leg
Acute lymphangitis of right ankle
Acute lymphangitis of right hip
Acute lymphangitis of right knee
Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb
Acute lymphangitis of right thigh
Acute lymphangitis of thigh
Ankle acute lymphangitis
Ankle cellulitis
Ankle cutaneous abscess
Cellulitis and abscess of ankle
Cellulitis and abscess of hip
Cellulitis and abscess of knee
Cellulitis and abscess of leg
Cellulitis and abscess of lower leg
Cellulitis and abscess of thigh
Cellulitis of ankle
Cellulitis of hip
Cellulitis of knee
Cellulitis of left ankle
Cellulitis of left hip
Cellulitis of left knee
Cellulitis of left lower limb
Cellulitis of left thigh
Cellulitis of leg
Cellulitis of leg, excluding foot
Cellulitis of lower limb
Cellulitis of right ankle
Cellulitis of right hip
Cellulitis of right knee
Cellulitis of right lower limb
Cellulitis of right thigh
Cellulitis of thigh
Cutaneous abscess of left ankle
Cutaneous abscess of left hip
Cutaneous abscess of left knee
Cutaneous abscess of right ankle
Cutaneous abscess of right hip
Cutaneous abscess of right knee
Hip acute lymphangitis
Hip cellulitis
Hip cutaneous abscess
Knee acute lymphangitis
Knee cellulitis
Knee cutaneous abscess
Left abscess of knee
Left abscess of leg
Left abscess of thigh
Left ankle abscess, cutaneous
Left ankle acute lymphangitis
Left ankle cellulitis
Left ankle cutaneous abscess
Left cellulitis of leg
Left cutaneous abscess of ankle
Left cutaneous abscess of hip
Left hip abscess, cutaneous
Left hip acute lymphangitis
Left hip cellulitis
Left hip cutaneous abscess
Left knee abscess, cutaneous
Left knee acute lymphangitis
Left knee cellulitis
Left knee cellulitis(disorder)
Left knee cutaneous abscess
Left leg abscess
Left leg cellulitis
Left thigh abscess
Left thigh acute lymphangitis
Left thigh cellulitis
Leg abscess
Leg acute lymphangitis
Leg cellulitis
Muscle abscess-thigh
Prepatellar abscess
Right abscess of leg
Right abscess of thigh
Right acute lymphangitis of leg
Right ankle abscess, cutaneous
Right ankle acute lymphangitis
Right ankle cellulitis
Right ankle cutaneous abscess
Right cellulitis of leg
Right cutaneous abscess of ankle
Right cutaneous abscess of hip
Right cutaneous abscess of knee
Right hip abscess, cutaneous
Right hip acute lymphangitis
Right hip cellulitis
Right hip cutaneous abscess
Right knee abscess, cutaneous
Right knee acute lymphangitis
Right knee cellulitis
Right knee cellulitis(disorder)
Right knee cutaneous abscess
Right leg abscess
Right leg acute lymphangitis
Right leg cellulitis
Right thigh abscess
Right thigh acute lymphangitis
Right thigh cellulitis
Thigh abscess
Thigh acute lymphangitis
Thigh cellulitis

Applies To

Ankle
Hip
Knee
Thigh

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 682.6:

Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
- ankle 682.6
- femoral (region) 682.6
- hip 682.6
  - tuberculous (active) (see also Tuberculosis) 015.1
- knee 682.6
  - joint 711.06
  - tuberculous (active) (see also Tuberculosis) 015.2
- leg, except foot 682.6
- popliteal 682.6
- prepatellar 682.6
- thigh (acquired) 682.6
Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9
- ankle 682.6
- hip 682.6
- knee 682.6
- leg, except foot 682.6
- thigh 682.6
Septic - see also condition
- leg (with lymphangitis) 682.6

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