L03Cellulitis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Chapter XII
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Group L00-L08
- Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm mô bào
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: acute lymphangitis Excl.: cellulitis of: anal and rectal regions (K61.-) external auditory canal (H60.1) external genital organs: female (N76.4) male (N48.2, N49.-) eyelid (H00.0) acrimal apparatus (H04.3) mouth (K12.2) nose (J34.0) eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3) febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2) lymphangitis
Related L03 codes
L03.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of finger and toe
L03.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of other parts of limb
L03.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of face
L03.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of trunk
L03.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis of other sites
L03.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cellulitis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
