686.9 LOCAL SKIN INFECTION NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 686.9

Short Description: Local skin infection NOS

Long Description: Unspecified local infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680-686)
      • 686 Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue
        • 686.9 Local skin infection NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 686.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • infectious (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) 686.9
      • eczematoid 690.8
  • Fissure, fissured
    • skin 709.8
      • streptococcal 686.9
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • abdomen (wall) 569.81
      • bladder 596.2
      • intestine 569.81
      • ureter 593.82
      • uterus 619.2
    • abdominorectal 569.81
    • abdominosigmoidal 569.81
    • abdominothoracic 510.0
    • abdominouterine 619.2
      • congenital 752.39
    • abdominovesical 596.2
    • accessory sinuses (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
    • actinomycotic - see Actinomycosis
    • alveolar
      • antrum (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
      • process 522.7
    • anorectal 565.1
    • antrobuccal (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • antrum (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • anus, anal (infectional) (recurrent) 565.1
      • congenital 751.5
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • aortic sinus 747.29
    • aortoduodenal 447.2
    • appendix, appendicular 543.9
    • arteriovenous (acquired) 447.0
      • brain 437.3
        • congenital 747.81
          • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
        • ruptured (see also Hemorrhage, subarachnoid) 430
      • cerebral 437.3
        • congenital 747.81
      • congenital (peripheral) 747.60
        • brain - see Fistula, arteriovenous, brain, congenital
        • coronary 746.85
        • gastrointestinal 747.61
        • lower limb 747.64
        • pulmonary 747.39
        • renal 747.62
        • specified site NEC 747.69
        • upper limb 747.63
      • coronary 414.19
        • congenital 746.85
      • heart 414.19
      • pulmonary (vessels) 417.0
        • congenital 747.39
      • surgically created (for dialysis) V45.11
        • complication NEC 996.73
          • atherosclerosis - see Arteriosclerosis, extremities
          • embolism 996.74
          • infection or inflammation 996.62
          • mechanical 996.1
          • occlusion NEC 996.74
          • thrombus 996.74
      • traumatic - see Injury, blood vessel, by site
    • artery 447.2
    • aural 383.81
      • congenital 744.49
    • auricle 383.81
      • congenital 744.49
    • Bartholin's gland 619.8
    • bile duct (see also Fistula, biliary) 576.4
    • biliary (duct) (tract) 576.4
      • congenital 751.69
    • bladder (neck) (sphincter) 596.2
      • into seminal vesicle 596.2
    • bone 733.99
    • brain 348.89
      • arteriovenous - see Fistula, arteriovenous, brain
    • branchial (cleft) 744.41
    • branchiogenous 744.41
    • breast 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • bronchial 510.0
    • bronchocutaneous, bronchomediastinal, bronchopleural, bronchopleuromediastinal (infective) 510.0
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 011.3
    • bronchoesophageal 530.84
      • congenital 750.3
    • buccal cavity (infective) 528.3
    • canal, ear 380.89
    • carotid-cavernous
      • congenital 747.81
        • with hemorrhage 430
      • traumatic 900.82
        • with hemorrhage (see also Hemorrhage, brain, traumatic) 853.0
        • late effect 908.3
    • cecosigmoidal 569.81
    • cecum 569.81
    • cerebrospinal (fluid) 349.81
    • cervical, lateral (congenital) 744.41
    • cervicoaural (congenital) 744.49
    • cervicosigmoidal 619.1
    • cervicovesical 619.0
    • cervix 619.8
    • chest (wall) 510.0
    • cholecystocolic (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • cholecystocolonic (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • cholecystoduodenal (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • cholecystoenteric (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • cholecystogastric (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • cholecystointestinal (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • choledochoduodenal 576.4
    • cholocolic (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
    • coccyx 685.1
      • with abscess 685.0
    • colon 569.81
    • colostomy 569.69
    • colovaginal (acquired) 619.1
    • common duct (bile duct) 576.4
    • congenital, NEC - see Anomaly, specified type NEC
    • cornea, causing hypotony 360.32
    • coronary, arteriovenous 414.19
      • congenital 746.85
    • costal region 510.0
    • cul-de-sac, Douglas' 619.8
    • cutaneous 686.9
    • cystic duct (see also Fistula, gallbladder) 575.5
      • congenital 751.69
    • cystostomy 596.83
    • dental 522.7
    • diaphragm 510.0
      • bronchovisceral 510.0
      • pleuroperitoneal 510.0
      • pulmonoperitoneal 510.0
    • duodenum 537.4
    • ear (canal) (external) 380.89
    • enterocolic 569.81
    • enterocutaneous 569.81
    • enteroenteric 569.81
    • entero-uterine 619.1
      • congenital 752.39
    • enterovaginal 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
    • enterovesical 596.1
    • epididymis 608.89
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.4
    • esophagobronchial 530.89
      • congenital 750.3
    • esophagocutaneous 530.89
    • esophagopleurocutaneous 530.89
    • esophagotracheal 530.84
      • congenital 750.3
    • esophagus 530.89
      • congenital 750.4
    • ethmoid (see also Sinusitis, ethmoidal) 473.2
    • eyeball (cornea) (sclera) 360.32
    • eyelid 373.11
    • fallopian tube (external) 619.2
    • fecal 569.81
      • congenital 751.5
    • from periapical lesion 522.7
    • frontal sinus (see also Sinusitis, frontal) 473.1
    • gallbladder 575.5
      • with calculus, cholelithiasis, stones (see also Cholelithiasis) 574.2
      • congenital 751.69
    • gastric 537.4
    • gastrocolic 537.4
      • congenital 750.7
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • gastroenterocolic 537.4
    • gastroesophageal 537.4
    • gastrojejunal 537.4
    • gastrojejunocolic 537.4
    • genital
      • organs
        • female 619.9
          • specified site NEC 619.8
        • male 608.89
      • tract-skin (female) 619.2
    • hepatopleural 510.0
    • hepatopulmonary 510.0
    • horseshoe 565.1
    • ileorectal 569.81
    • ileosigmoidal 569.81
    • ileostomy 569.69
    • ileovesical 596.1
    • ileum 569.81
    • in ano 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • inner ear (see also Fistula, labyrinth) 386.40
    • intestine 569.81
    • intestinocolonic (abdominal) 569.81
    • intestinoureteral 593.82
    • intestinouterine 619.1
    • intestinovaginal 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
    • intestinovesical 596.1
    • involving female genital tract 619.9
      • digestive-genital 619.1
      • genital tract-skin 619.2
      • specified site NEC 619.8
      • urinary-genital 619.0
    • ischiorectal (fossa) 566
    • jejunostomy 569.69
    • jejunum 569.81
    • joint 719.80
      • ankle 719.87
      • elbow 719.82
      • foot 719.87
      • hand 719.84
      • hip 719.85
      • knee 719.86
      • multiple sites 719.89
      • pelvic region 719.85
      • shoulder (region) 719.81
      • specified site NEC 719.88
      • tuberculous - see Tuberculosis, joint
      • wrist 719.83
    • kidney 593.89
    • labium (majus) (minus) 619.8
    • labyrinth, labyrinthine NEC 386.40
      • combined sites 386.48
      • multiple sites 386.48
      • oval window 386.42
      • round window 386.41
      • semicircular canal 386.43
    • lacrimal, lachrymal (duct) (gland) (sac) 375.61
    • lacrimonasal duct 375.61
    • laryngotracheal 748.3
    • larynx 478.79
    • lip 528.5
      • congenital 750.25
    • lumbar, tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 015.0 [730.8]
    • lung 510.0
    • lymphatic (node) (vessel) 457.8
    • mamillary 611.0
    • mammary (gland) 611.0
      • puerperal, postpartum 675.1
    • mastoid (process) (region) 383.1
    • maxillary (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • mediastinal 510.0
    • mediastinobronchial 510.0
    • mediastinocutaneous 510.0
    • middle ear 385.89
    • mouth 528.3
    • nasal 478.19
      • sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
    • nasopharynx 478.29
    • nipple - see Fistula, breast
    • nose 478.19
    • oral (cutaneous) 528.3
      • maxillary (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
      • nasal (with cleft palate) (see also Cleft, palate) 749.00
    • orbit, orbital 376.10
    • oro-antral (see also Sinusitis, maxillary) 473.0
    • oval window (internal ear) 386.42
    • oviduct (external) 619.2
    • palate (hard) 526.89
      • soft 528.9
    • pancreatic 577.8
    • pancreaticoduodenal 577.8
    • parotid (gland) 527.4
      • region 528.3
    • pelvoabdominointestinal 569.81
    • penis 607.89
    • perianal 565.1
    • pericardium (pleura) (sac) (see also Pericarditis) 423.8
    • pericecal 569.81
    • perineal - see Fistula, perineum
    • perineorectal 569.81
    • perineosigmoidal 569.81
    • perineo-urethroscrotal 608.89
    • perineum, perineal (with urethral involvement) NEC 599.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.9
      • ureter 593.82
    • perirectal 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • peritoneum (see also Peritonitis) 567.22
    • periurethral 599.1
    • pharyngo-esophageal 478.29
    • pharynx 478.29
      • branchial cleft (congenital) 744.41
    • pilonidal (infected) (rectum) 685.1
      • with abscess 685.0
    • pleura, pleural, pleurocutaneous, pleuroperitoneal 510.0
      • stomach 510.0
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 012.0
    • pleuropericardial 423.8
    • postauricular 383.81
    • postoperative, persistent 998.6
    • preauricular (congenital) 744.46
    • prostate 602.8
    • pulmonary 510.0
      • arteriovenous 417.0
        • congenital 747.39
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis, pulmonary) 011.9
    • pulmonoperitoneal 510.0
    • rectolabial 619.1
    • rectosigmoid (intercommunicating) 569.81
    • rectoureteral 593.82
    • rectourethral 599.1
      • congenital 753.8
    • rectouterine 619.1
      • congenital 752.39
    • rectovaginal 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
      • old, postpartal 619.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • rectovesical 596.1
      • congenital 753.8
    • rectovesicovaginal 619.1
    • rectovulvar 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
    • rectum (to skin) 565.1
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 014.8
    • renal 593.89
    • retroauricular 383.81
    • round window (internal ear) 386.41
    • salivary duct or gland 527.4
      • congenital 750.24
    • sclera 360.32
    • scrotum (urinary) 608.89
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.5
    • semicircular canals (internal ear) 386.43
    • sigmoid 569.81
      • vesicoabdominal 596.1
    • sigmoidovaginal 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
    • skin 686.9
      • ureter 593.82
      • vagina 619.2
    • sphenoidal sinus (see also Sinusitis, sphenoidal) 473.3
    • splenocolic 289.59
    • stercoral 569.81
    • stomach 537.4
    • sublingual gland 527.4
      • congenital 750.24
    • submaxillary
      • gland 527.4
        • congenital 750.24
      • region 528.3
    • thoracic 510.0
      • duct 457.8
    • thoracicoabdominal 510.0
    • thoracicogastric 510.0
    • thoracicointestinal 510.0
    • thoracoabdominal 510.0
    • thoracogastric 510.0
    • thorax 510.0
    • thyroglossal duct 759.2
    • thyroid 246.8
    • trachea (congenital) (external) (internal) 748.3
    • tracheoesophageal 530.84
      • congenital 750.3
      • following tracheostomy 519.09
    • traumatic
      • arteriovenous (see also Injury, blood vessel, by site) 904.9
        • brain - see Injury, intracranial
    • tuberculous - see Tuberculosis, by site
    • typhoid 002.0
    • umbilical 759.89
    • umbilico-urinary 753.8
    • urachal, urachus 753.7
    • ureter (persistent) 593.82
    • ureteroabdominal 593.82
    • ureterocervical 593.82
    • ureterorectal 593.82
    • ureterosigmoido-abdominal 593.82
    • ureterovaginal 619.0
    • ureterovesical 596.2
    • urethra 599.1
      • congenital 753.8
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.3
    • urethroperineal 599.1
    • urethroperineovesical 596.2
    • urethrorectal 599.1
      • congenital 753.8
    • urethroscrotal 608.89
    • urethrovaginal 619.0
    • urethrovesical 596.2
    • urethrovesicovaginal 619.0
    • urinary (persistent) (recurrent) 599.1
    • uteroabdominal (anterior wall) 619.2
      • congenital 752.39
    • uteroenteric 619.1
    • uterofecal 619.1
    • uterointestinal 619.1
      • congenital 752.39
    • uterorectal 619.1
      • congenital 752.39
    • uteroureteric 619.0
    • uterovaginal 619.8
    • uterovesical 619.0
      • congenital 752.39
    • uterus 619.8
    • vagina (wall) 619.8
      • postpartal, old 619.8
    • vaginocutaneous (postpartal) 619.2
    • vaginoileal (acquired) 619.1
    • vaginoperineal 619.2
    • vesical NEC 596.2
    • vesicoabdominal 596.2
    • vesicocervicovaginal 619.0
    • vesicocolic 596.1
    • vesicocutaneous 596.2
    • vesicoenteric 596.1
    • vesicointestinal 596.1
    • vesicometrorectal 619.1
    • vesicoperineal 596.2
    • vesicorectal 596.1
      • congenital 753.8
    • vesicosigmoidal 596.1
    • vesicosigmoidovaginal 619.1
    • vesicoureteral 596.2
    • vesicoureterovaginal 619.0
    • vesicourethral 596.2
    • vesicourethrorectal 596.1
    • vesicouterine 619.0
      • congenital 752.39
    • vesicovaginal 619.0
    • vulvorectal 619.1
      • congenital 752.49
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • buttocks (skin) 686.9
    • finger (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
      • cellulitis (with lymphangitis) 681.00
      • distal closed space (with lymphangitis) 681.00
      • nail 681.02
        • fungus 110.1
    • foot (skin) 686.9
      • fungus 110.4
    • knee (skin) NEC 686.9
      • joint - see Arthritis, infectious
    • leg (skin) NEC 686.9
    • local, skin (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 686.9
      • abscess - see Abscess, by site
      • cellulitis - see Cellulitis, by site
      • ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
    • navel 686.9
      • newborn 771.4
    • sinus (see also Sinusitis) 473.9
      • skin NEC 686.9
    • skin (local) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 686.9
      • abscess - see Abscess, by site
      • cellulitis - see Cellulitis, by site
      • due to fungus 111.9
        • specified type NEC 111.8
      • mycotic 111.9
        • specified type NEC 111.8
      • ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
    • subcutaneous tissue, local NEC 686.9
    • thigh (skin) 686.9
    • thumb (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.00
        • pulp 681.01
      • cellulitis (with lymphangitis) 681.00
      • nail 681.02
    • toe (skin) 686.9
      • abscess (with lymphangitis) 681.10
      • cellulitis (with lymphangitis) 681.10
      • nail 681.11
        • fungus 110.1
    • umbilicus (septic) 686.9
      • newborn NEC 771.4
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • areolar tissue NEC 686.9
    • leg NEC 686.9
    • navel 686.9
      • newborn NEC 771.4
    • parotid region 686.9
      • gland 527.2
    • perineum (female) (male) 686.9
    • skin 686.9
    • subcutaneous tissue NEC 686.9
    • thigh 686.9
    • umbilicus, umbilical 686.9
      • newborn NEC 771.4
  • Omphalitis (congenital) (newborn) 771.4
    • not of newborn 686.9
  • Pustule 686.9
    • malignant 022.0
    • nonmalignant 686.9
  • Sinus - see also Fistula
    • infected, skin NEC 686.9
    • skin
      • infected NEC 686.9
  • Sloughing (multiple) (skin) 686.9
    • abscess - see Abscess, by site
    • appendix 543.9
    • bladder 596.89
    • fascia 728.9
    • graft - see Complications, graft
    • phagedena (see also Gangrene) 785.4
    • reattached extremity (see also Complications, reattached extremity) 996.90
    • rectum 569.49
    • scrotum 608.89
    • tendon 727.9
    • transplanted organ (see also Rejection, transplant, organ, by site) 996.80
    • ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 686.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
686.9 Right Arrow L08.9 Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unsp
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
686.00 Pyoderma, unspecified
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686.09 Other pyoderma
686.1 Pyogenic granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue
686.8 Other specified local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue


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