12. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (680-709)
INFECTIONS OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (680-686)
Excludes:
certain infections of skin classified under "Infectious and Parasitic Diseases," such as:
erysipelas (035)
erysipeloid of Rosenbach (027.1)
herpes:
simplex (054.0-054.9)
zoster (053.0-053.9)
molluscum contagiosum (078.0)
viral warts (078.10-078.19)
680: Carbuncle and furuncle
Includes:
boil
furunculosis
681: Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe
Includes:
that with lymphangitis
Use additional code to identify organism, such as Staphylococcus (041.1)
682: Other cellulitis and abscess
Includes:
abscess (acute) (with lymphangitis) except of finger or toe
cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) except of finger or toe
lymphangitis, acute (with lymphangitis) except of finger or toe
Use additional code to identify organism, such as Staphylococcus (041.1)
Excludes:
lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (457.2)
683: Acute lymphadenitis
Abscess (acute) lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Adenitis, acute lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Lymphadenitis, acute lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Use additional code to identify organism such as Staphylococcus (041.1)
Excludes:
enlarged glands NOS (785.6)
lymphadenitis:
chronic or subacute, except mesenteric (289.1)
mesenteric (acute) (chronic) (subacute) (289.2)
unspecified (289.3)
684: Impetigo
Impetiginization of other dermatoses
Impetigo (contagiosa) [any site] [any organism]:
bullous
circinate
neonatorum
simplex
Pemphigus neonatorum
Excludes:
impetigo herpetiformis (694.3)
685: Pilonidal cyst
Includes:
fistula, coccygeal or pilonidal
sinus, coccygeal or pilonidal
686: Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
Use additional code to identify any infectious organism (041.0-041.8)

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