ICD-10 code for back cellulitis

The ICD-10-CM code for back cellulitis is L03.312 (Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock and flank]).

Within L03.31 (cellulitis of trunk), L03.312 is specifically for cellulitis of back [any part except buttock and flank]. Related codes cover abdominal wall (L03.311), chest wall (L03.313), groin (L03.314), perineum (L03.315), umbilicus (L03.316), buttock (L03.317), unspecified (L03.319) and flank (L03.31A).

As a secondary diagnosis it is a CC (complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the "with CC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 573 (Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCC, relative weight 6.3575), DRG 574 (Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CC, relative weight 3.5674), DRG 575 (Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis without CC/MCC, relative weight 1.8797), DRG 602 (Cellulitis with MCC, relative weight 1.4273), DRG 603 (Cellulitis without MCC, relative weight 0.8635), DRG 791 (Prematurity with Major Problems, relative weight 4.1075) and 1 more, in MDC 09 (Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast) and MDC 15 (Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.