L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

L02 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle. It belongs to block L00-L08 (infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L02.0 (of face), L02.1 (of neck), L02.2 (of trunk), L02.3 (of buttock), L02.4 (of limb), L02.5 (of hand), L02.6 (of foot), L02.8 (of other sites) and 1 more.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of L02, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-), abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4) and abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-).

Use an additional code to identify organism (B95-B96).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.