ICD-10-CM category
L02: Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Codes under L02 (Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| L02.0 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face | — |
| L02.0 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face | — |
| L02.01 | Cutaneous abscess of face | ✓ |
| L02.01 | Cutaneous abscess of face | ✓ |
| L02.1 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck | — |
| L02.1 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck | — |
| L02.02 | Furuncle of face | ✓ |
| L02.02 | Furuncle of face | ✓ |
| L02.2 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.2 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.03 | Carbuncle of face | ✓ |
| L02.03 | Carbuncle of face | ✓ |
| L02.3 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock | — |
| L02.3 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock | — |
| L02.4 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb | — |
| L02.4 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb | — |
| L02.5 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand | — |
| L02.5 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand | — |
| L02.6 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot | — |
| L02.6 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot | — |
| L02.8 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.8 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.9 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified | — |
| L02.9 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified | — |
| L02.11 | Cutaneous abscess of neck | ✓ |
| L02.11 | Cutaneous abscess of neck | ✓ |
| L02.12 | Furuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.12 | Furuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.13 | Carbuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.13 | Carbuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.21 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk | — |
| L02.21 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk | — |
| L02.22 | Furuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.22 | Furuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.23 | Carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.23 | Carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.31 | Cutaneous abscess of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.31 | Cutaneous abscess of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.32 | Furuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.32 | Furuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.33 | Carbuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.33 | Carbuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.41 | Cutaneous abscess of limb | — |
| L02.41 | Cutaneous abscess of limb | — |
| L02.42 | Furuncle of limb | — |
| L02.42 | Furuncle of limb | — |
| L02.43 | Carbuncle of limb | — |
| L02.43 | Carbuncle of limb | — |
| L02.51 | Cutaneous abscess of hand | — |
| L02.51 | Cutaneous abscess of hand | — |
| L02.52 | Furuncle hand | — |
| L02.52 | Furuncle hand | — |
| L02.53 | Carbuncle of hand | — |
| L02.53 | Carbuncle of hand | — |
| L02.61 | Cutaneous abscess of foot | — |
| L02.61 | Cutaneous abscess of foot | — |
| L02.62 | Furuncle of foot | — |
| L02.62 | Furuncle of foot | — |
| L02.63 | Carbuncle of foot | — |
| L02.63 | Carbuncle of foot | — |
| L02.81 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | — |
| L02.81 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | — |
| L02.82 | Furuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.82 | Furuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.83 | Carbuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.83 | Carbuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.91 | Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.91 | Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.92 | Furuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.92 | Furuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.93 | Carbuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.93 | Carbuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.211 | Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.211 | Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.212 | Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.212 | Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.213 | Cutaneous abscess of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.213 | Cutaneous abscess of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.214 | Cutaneous abscess of groin | ✓ |
| L02.214 | Cutaneous abscess of groin | ✓ |
| L02.215 | Cutaneous abscess of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.215 | Cutaneous abscess of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.216 | Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.216 | Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.217 | Cutaneous abscess of flank | ✓ |
| L02.217 | Cutaneous abscess of flank | ✓ |
| L02.219 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.219 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.221 | Furuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.221 | Furuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.222 | Furuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.222 | Furuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.223 | Furuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.223 | Furuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.224 | Furuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.224 | Furuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.225 | Furuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.225 | Furuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.226 | Furuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.226 | Furuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.227 | Furuncle of flank | ✓ |
| L02.227 | Furuncle of flank | ✓ |
| L02.229 | Furuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.229 | Furuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.231 | Carbuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.231 | Carbuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.232 | Carbuncle of back [any part, except buttock] | ✓ |
| L02.232 | Carbuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.233 | Carbuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.233 | Carbuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.234 | Carbuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.234 | Carbuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.235 | Carbuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.235 | Carbuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.236 | Carbuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.236 | Carbuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.237 | Carbuncle of flank | ✓ |
| L02.239 | Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.239 | Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.411 | Cutaneous abscess of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.411 | Cutaneous abscess of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.412 | Cutaneous abscess of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.412 | Cutaneous abscess of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.413 | Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.413 | Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.414 | Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.414 | Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.415 | Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.415 | Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.416 | Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.416 | Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.419 | Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.419 | Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.421 | Furuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.421 | Furuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.422 | Furuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.422 | Furuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.423 | Furuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.423 | Furuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.424 | Furuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.424 | Furuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.425 | Furuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.425 | Furuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.426 | Furuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.426 | Furuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.429 | Furuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.429 | Furuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.431 | Carbuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.431 | Carbuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.432 | Carbuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.432 | Carbuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.433 | Carbuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.433 | Carbuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.434 | Carbuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.434 | Carbuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.435 | Carbuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.435 | Carbuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.436 | Carbuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.436 | Carbuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.439 | Carbuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.439 | Carbuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.511 | Cutaneous abscess of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.511 | Cutaneous abscess of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.512 | Cutaneous abscess of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.512 | Cutaneous abscess of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.519 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.519 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.521 | Furuncle right hand | ✓ |
| L02.521 | Furuncle right hand | ✓ |
| L02.522 | Furuncle left hand | ✓ |
| L02.522 | Furuncle left hand | ✓ |
| L02.529 | Furuncle unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.529 | Furuncle unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.531 | Carbuncle of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.531 | Carbuncle of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.532 | Carbuncle of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.532 | Carbuncle of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.539 | Carbuncle of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.539 | Carbuncle of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.611 | Cutaneous abscess of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.611 | Cutaneous abscess of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.612 | Cutaneous abscess of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.612 | Cutaneous abscess of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.619 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.619 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.621 | Furuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.621 | Furuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.622 | Furuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.622 | Furuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.629 | Furuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.629 | Furuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.631 | Carbuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.631 | Carbuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.632 | Carbuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.632 | Carbuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.639 | Carbuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.639 | Carbuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.811 | Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.811 | Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.818 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.818 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.821 | Furuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.821 | Furuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.828 | Furuncle of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.828 | Furuncle of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.831 | Carbuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.831 | Carbuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.838 | Carbuncle of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.838 | Carbuncle of other sites | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code L02?
L02 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle. It contains 209 more specific diagnosis codes, 161 of which are billable.
Is L02 a billable code?
No — L02 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example L02.0 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face). 161 of the 209 codes under L02 are billable.
What codes fall under L02?
L02 includes L02.0, L02.0, L02.01, L02.01, L02.1, plus 204 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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