L03.311 Cellulitis of abdominal wall

Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

• cellulitis of umbilicus (L03.316)
• cellulitis of groin (L03.314)
• cellulitis of anal and rectal regions (K61.-)
• cellulitis of breast NOS (N61.0)
• cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
• cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
• omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)
• puerperal cellulitis of breast (O91.2)
• cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
• cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
• cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
• cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
• 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)
• hordeolum (H00.0)
• infective dermatitis (L30.3)
• local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
• lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
• panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
• panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
• Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
• Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
• Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
• pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
• relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
• viral warts (B07.-)
• zoster (B02.-)

Use additional code

Add a second code for the following, when documented.

• code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.