L03.326 — Acute lymphangitis of umbilicus
Is L03.326 billable?
Yes — L03.326 is billable for FY2027. L03.326 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. L03.326 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
L03.326 at a glance
| Code | L03.326 |
|---|---|
| Description | Acute lymphangitis of umbilicus |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does L03.326 group to?
L03.326 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 573Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCCsurgical
- 574Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CCsurgical
- 575Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis without CC/MCCsurgical
As a secondary diagnosis, L03.326 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is L03.326 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L03.326. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Lymphangitis › acute › navel
- Lymphangitis › acute › umbilicus
- Lymphangitis › acute › trunk › umbilicus
Use additional code — inherited from L00-L08
Report an additional code alongside L03.326 to fully describe the condition. L03.326 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L03.326, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L03.326 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L00-L08
The conditions below are not part of L03.326, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L03.326 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- zoster (B02.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L03
The conditions below are not part of L03.326, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L03.326 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
- cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
- cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
- cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
- cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
- cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
- cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
- cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
- eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
- febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
- lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)
How long has L03.326 existed?
L03.326 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to L03.326?
What other codes are in the L03.32 family? (8)
- L03.321Acute lymphangitis of abdominal wall
- L03.322Acute lymphangitis of back [any part except buttock and flank]
- L03.323Acute lymphangitis of chest wall
- L03.324Acute lymphangitis of groin
- L03.325Acute lymphangitis of perineum
- L03.327Acute lymphangitis of buttock
- L03.329Acute lymphangitis of trunk, unspecified
- L03.32AAcute lymphangitis of flank