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 | — |
| L02.01 | Cutaneous abscess of face | ✓ |
| L02.1 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck | — |
| L02.02 | Furuncle of face | ✓ |
| L02.2 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.03 | Carbuncle of face | ✓ |
| 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 | — |
| L02.11 | Cutaneous abscess of neck | ✓ |
| L02.12 | Furuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.13 | Carbuncle of neck | ✓ |
| L02.21 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk | — |
| L02.22 | Furuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.23 | Carbuncle of trunk | — |
| L02.31 | Cutaneous abscess of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.32 | Furuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.33 | Carbuncle of buttock | ✓ |
| L02.41 | Cutaneous abscess of limb | — |
| L02.42 | Furuncle of limb | — |
| L02.43 | Carbuncle of limb | — |
| L02.51 | Cutaneous abscess of hand | — |
| L02.52 | Furuncle hand | — |
| L02.53 | Carbuncle of hand | — |
| L02.61 | Cutaneous abscess of foot | — |
| L02.62 | Furuncle of foot | — |
| L02.63 | Carbuncle of foot | — |
| L02.81 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | — |
| L02.82 | Furuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.83 | Carbuncle of other sites | — |
| L02.91 | Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.92 | Furuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.93 | Carbuncle, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.211 | Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.212 | Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.213 | Cutaneous abscess of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.214 | Cutaneous abscess of groin | ✓ |
| L02.215 | Cutaneous abscess of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.216 | Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.217 | Cutaneous abscess of flank | ✓ |
| L02.219 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.221 | Furuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.222 | Furuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | ✓ |
| L02.223 | Furuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.224 | Furuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.225 | Furuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.226 | Furuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.227 | Furuncle of flank | ✓ |
| L02.229 | Furuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.231 | Carbuncle of abdominal wall | ✓ |
| L02.232 | Carbuncle of back [any part, except buttock] | ✓ |
| L02.233 | Carbuncle of chest wall | ✓ |
| L02.234 | Carbuncle of groin | ✓ |
| L02.235 | Carbuncle of perineum | ✓ |
| L02.236 | Carbuncle of umbilicus | ✓ |
| L02.239 | Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.411 | Cutaneous abscess of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.412 | Cutaneous abscess of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.413 | Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.414 | Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.415 | Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.416 | Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.419 | Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.421 | Furuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.422 | Furuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.423 | Furuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.424 | Furuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.425 | Furuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.426 | Furuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.429 | Furuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.431 | Carbuncle of right axilla | ✓ |
| L02.432 | Carbuncle of left axilla | ✓ |
| L02.433 | Carbuncle of right upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.434 | Carbuncle of left upper limb | ✓ |
| L02.435 | Carbuncle of right lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.436 | Carbuncle of left lower limb | ✓ |
| L02.439 | Carbuncle of limb, unspecified | ✓ |
| L02.511 | Cutaneous abscess of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.512 | Cutaneous abscess of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.519 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.521 | Furuncle right hand | ✓ |
| L02.522 | Furuncle left hand | ✓ |
| L02.529 | Furuncle unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.531 | Carbuncle of right hand | ✓ |
| L02.532 | Carbuncle of left hand | ✓ |
| L02.539 | Carbuncle of unspecified hand | ✓ |
| L02.611 | Cutaneous abscess of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.612 | Cutaneous abscess of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.619 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.621 | Furuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.622 | Furuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.629 | Furuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.631 | Carbuncle of right foot | ✓ |
| L02.632 | Carbuncle of left foot | ✓ |
| L02.639 | Carbuncle of unspecified foot | ✓ |
| L02.811 | Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.818 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.821 | Furuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.828 | Furuncle of other sites | ✓ |
| L02.831 | Carbuncle of head [any part, except face] | ✓ |
| L02.838 | Carbuncle of other sites | ✓ |
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