L03.126 - Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb
ICD-10: | L03.126 |
Short Description: | Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb |
Long Description: | Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb |
Status: | Valid for Submission |
Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
Code Classification: |
L03.126 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of acute lymphangitis of left lower limb. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acute lymphangitis of foot
- Acute lymphangitis of left foot
- Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb
Convert to ICD-9 Code
Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
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L03.126 | 682.6 - Cellulitis of leg | |
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
L03.126 | 682.7 - Cellulitis of foot | |
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. |
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)