L02 Non-Billable Code
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Chapter Classification
Chapter 12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Section Detail
L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes2
- abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-)
- abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)
- abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)
useAdditionalCode
- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- L02.0 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
- L02.1 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck
- L02.2 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
- L02.3 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock
- L02.4 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb
- L02.5 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand
- L02.6 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot
- L02.8 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites
- L02.9 - Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified
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