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L03.019 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM L03.019 became effective on October 1, 2024. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L03.019 - other international versions of ICD-10 L03.019 may differ.
Paronychia is inflammation of the skin around a finger or toenail. It can be acute (< 6 weeks) or chronic (persisting > 6 weeks). Paronychia is also called whitlow. It may be associated with felon. Who gets paronychia? Acute paronychia can affect anyone.
ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code. DIAGNOSIS: SINGLE CODE ONLY: LEFT: RIGHT: BILATERAL (If Available) PARONYCHIA FINGER : L03.012: L03.011 : ICD-10 Reference. Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016.
8 maj 2024 · Paronychia is a common infection of the nail folds. Most cases are preceded by a history of nail trauma, such as nail biting, a direct nail injury, or an ingrown nail. Initially, paronychia presents as a painful warm, red, and swollen area that can progress to the formation of an abscess. The diagnosis is clinical and no additional tests are ...
25 maj 2024 · Paronychia: The offending bacteria are usually staphylococcal and streptococcal organisms. Rarely, a fungus causes this infection, which usually begins as a hangnail. Often a person will attempt...
15 maj 2021 · Paronychias are soft tissue infections of the proximal or lateral nail fold. Diagnosis involves careful clinical examination assessing for erythema and fluctuance around the nail with discoloration/hypertrophic changes of the nail.
16 sie 2021 · Paronychia (nail infection) usually results from bacteria. Bacteria get into the skin through cuts in the cuticle and the nail fold (the skin around the nail). Most nail infections get better with antibiotics.
