L02

The ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle is L02. The full clinical description is "Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle". L02 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code L02 represents “Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle”. It is classified under Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, L02 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under L02.

L02 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).

L02 has 9 child codes, including: 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), and 5 more.

Yes, when using L02, also report: code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.; organism (B95-B96).

L02 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494813. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

L02 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1B75.Z (Deep bacterial folliculitis or pyogenic abscess of the skin, unspecified).