JustCoding News: Inpatient -- October 26, 2022

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Cellulitis usually presents as an abrupt onset of redness, swelling, pain, or heat in the affected area. Unless a diagnosis of cellulitis is documented by the provider, an ICD-10-CM code from category L03 (cellulitis and acute lymphangitis) should not be assigned. If cellulitis is associated with a wound or ostomy, code the wound or complicated ostomy first, followed by the appropriate L03 code for cellulitis.

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