Table 1.
Most frequent cases among all ED visits for cellulitis (N = 69,547).
| Codes | All | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis Description | ICD-9 | Count | % N | Count | % N | Count | % N |
| cellu/abscess leg exc foot | 682.6 | 19,692 | 28.3 | 12,109 | 17.4 | 7,583 | 10.9 |
| cellu/abscess upp/forearm * | 682.3 | 11,076 | 15.9 | 7,710 | 11.1 | 3,366 | 4.8 |
| cellu/abscess foot exc toe | 682.7 | 7,012 | 10.1 | 4,351 | 6.3 | 2,661 | 3.8 |
| cellu/absc hand exc finger * | 682.4 | 6,743 | 9.7 | 4,611 | 6.6 | 2,132 | 3.1 |
| cellu and abscess of face * | 682.0 | 5,355 | 7.7 | 2,744 | 4.0 | 2,611 | 3.7 |
| cellu/abscess finger nospec * | 681.00 | 4,746 | 6.8 | 3,29 | 4.4 | 1,717 | 2.5 |
| nspec local infect skin * | 686.9 | 3,739 | 5.4 | 2,302 | 3.3 | 1,437 | 2.1 |
| cellu and abscess of trunc | 682.2 | 2,724 | 3.9 | 1,283 | 1.8 | 1,441 | 2.1 |
| cellu and abscess toe nospec | 681.10 | 2,190 | 3.2 | 1,370 | 2.0 | 820 | 1.2 |
| posttrauma wound infect neck * | 958.3 | 1,298 | 1.9 | 793 | 1.1 | 505 | 0.7 |
| Total | 64,575 | 92.9 | 40,302 | 58.0 | 24,273 | 34.9 | |
*
Diagnosis considered as cellulitis localized in uncovered area of skin.