L98.3 Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 573-575 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 682.9 Cellulitis and abscess of unspecified sites (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L98.3

Back-references to L98.3

• Type 2 Excludes: L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis ("eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L98.3

• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › eosinophilic (granulomatous)
• Wells' disease

Nearby codes

• L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
• L98.0 Pyogenic granuloma
• L98.1 Factitial dermatitis
• L98.2 Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
• L98.3 Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (this code)
• L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
• L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
• L98.411 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock limited to breakdown of skin
• L98.412 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with fat layer exposed
• L98.413 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of muscle