H05.01 Cellulitis of orbit

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Abscess of orbit

Applies from H05 Disorders of orbit

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital malformation of orbit (Q10.7)

Codes under H05.01

• H05.011 Cellulitis of right orbit
• H05.012 Cellulitis of left orbit
• H05.013 Cellulitis of bilateral orbits
• H05.019 Cellulitis of unspecified orbit

Code annotations containing back-references to H05.01

Back-references to H05.01

• Type 2 Excludes: L03.211 Cellulitis of face ("abscess of orbit (H05.01-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L03.211 Cellulitis of face ("cellulitis of orbit (H05.01-)")

Back-references to H05.0

• Type 2 Excludes: L02.0 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face ("abscess of orbit (H05.0)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M86 Osteomyelitis ("orbit (H05.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for H05.01

• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › orbit, orbital

Nearby codes

• H05 Disorders of orbit
• H05.0 Acute inflammation of orbit
• H05.00 Unspecified acute inflammation of orbit
• H05.01 Cellulitis of orbit (this code)
• H05.011 Cellulitis of right orbit
• H05.012 Cellulitis of left orbit
• H05.013 Cellulitis of bilateral orbits
• H05.019 Cellulitis of unspecified orbit
• H05.02 Osteomyelitis of orbit