L033-char group
Cellulitis
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Incl.: acute lymphangitis Excl.: cellulitis of: anal and rectal regions (K61.-) external auditory canal (H60.1) external genital organs: female (N76.4) male (N48.2, N49.-) eyelid (H00.0) acrimal apparatus (H04.3) mouth (K12.2) nose (J34.0) eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3) febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2) lymphangitis (chronic)(subacute) (I89.1)