Diagnosis. Your doctor will likely be able to diagnose cellulitis by looking at your skin. In some cases, he or she may suggest blood tests or other tests to help rule out other conditions. Treatment. Cellulitis treatment usually includes a prescription oral antibiotic.
Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb. L03.119 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L03.119 became effective on October 1, 2021.
These include:
Subcategory L03. 21, Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face, has been expanded to specifically identify periorbital cellulitis (L03. 213).
Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid or skin around the eye. Periorbital cellulitis is an acute infection of the tissues surrounding the eye, which may progress to orbital cellulitis with protrusion of the eyeball. Complications include meningitis.
Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and area around the eye; orbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyeball and tissues around it.
Preseptal cellulitis is an inflammation of the tissues localized anterior to the orbital septum. The orbital septum is a fibrous tissue that divides the orbit contents in two compartments: preseptal (anterior to the septum) and postseptal (posterior to the septum).
Cellulitis of the eye is an infection of the skin and tissues around the eye. It is also called preseptal cellulitis or periorbital cellulitis. It is usually caused by bacteria. This type of infection may happen after a sinus infection or a dental infection.
The well-known anatomical classification divides the face into: upper face, mid face and lower face. At the boundary between upper and mid face is the periorbital area which also contains three zones (Figure 1).
Preseptal cellulitis can spread to the eye socket and lead to orbital cellulitis if not treated right away.
With inadequate treatment, periorbital cellulitis can lead to complications such as orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal abscess, orbital abscess, or cavernous sinus thrombosis, as seen in the Chandler classification of orbital complications.
Orbital cellulitis most commonly occurs when a bacterial infection spreads from the paranasal sinuses into the orbit. In children under the age of 10 years, paranasal sinusitis most often involves the ethmoid sinus which spreads through the thin lamina papyracea of the medial orbital wall into the orbit.
Preseptal cellulitis usually is caused by spread of an infection of the face or eyelid, an infected insect or animal bite, conjunctivitis, a hordeolum (stye), or sinusitis.
Pathologic condition of either of the two movable folds (upper and lower) that protect the anterior surface of the eyeball or eyelid. Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes. Blinking also helps move dirt or other particles off the surface of the eye.
injury (trauma) of eye and orbit ( S05.-) Pathologic condition of either of the two movable folds (upper and lower) that protect the anterior surface of the eyeball or eyelid. Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes.