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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

L03.89Acute lymphangitis of other sites

Not billable — use a more specific code

L03.89 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About L03.89

L03.89 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for acute lymphangitis of other sites. It belongs to category L03 (cellulitis and acute lymphangitis), block L00-L08 (infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within L03.8, choose L03.89 (Acute lymphangitis of other sites) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: cellulitis of other sites (L03.81).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L03.891 (face]) and L03.898 (sites).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under L03.89

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to L03.89.

› From L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Excludes2
  • cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
  • cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
  • cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
  • cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
  • cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
  • cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
  • cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
  • cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
  • eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
  • febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
  • lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)

Broader instructions also apply from L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue and Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code history

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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about L03.89

Is L03.89 billable?

No. L03.89 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.