L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Is L02 billable?
No — L02 is a non-billable header code. L02 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath L02.
Billable codes under this header
- L02.01Cutaneous abscess of face
- L02.02Furuncle of face
- L02.03Carbuncle of face
- L02.11Cutaneous abscess of neck
- L02.12Furuncle of neck
- L02.13Carbuncle of neck
- L02.31Cutaneous abscess of buttock
- L02.32Furuncle of buttock
- L02.33Carbuncle of buttock
- L02.91Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- L02.92Furuncle, unspecified
- L02.93Carbuncle, unspecified
- L02.211Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
- L02.212Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
- L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
- L02.214Cutaneous abscess of groin
- L02.215Cutaneous abscess of perineum
- L02.216Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus
- L02.217Cutaneous abscess of flank
- L02.219Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified
- L02.221Furuncle of abdominal wall
- L02.222Furuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
- L02.223Furuncle of chest wall
- L02.224Furuncle of groin
- L02.225Furuncle of perineum
- L02.226Furuncle of umbilicus
- L02.227Furuncle of flank
- L02.229Furuncle of trunk, unspecified
- L02.231Carbuncle of abdominal wall
- L02.232Carbuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
- L02.233Carbuncle of chest wall
- L02.234Carbuncle of groin
- L02.235Carbuncle of perineum
- L02.236Carbuncle of umbilicus
- L02.237Carbuncle of flank
- L02.239Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified
- L02.411Cutaneous abscess of right axilla
- L02.412Cutaneous abscess of left axilla
- L02.413Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb
- L02.414Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb
- L02.415Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb
- L02.416Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb
- L02.419Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified
- L02.421Furuncle of right axilla
- L02.422Furuncle of left axilla
- L02.423Furuncle of right upper limb
- L02.424Furuncle of left upper limb
- L02.425Furuncle of right lower limb
- L02.426Furuncle of left lower limb
- L02.429Furuncle of limb, unspecified
- L02.431Carbuncle of right axilla
- L02.432Carbuncle of left axilla
- L02.433Carbuncle of right upper limb
- L02.434Carbuncle of left upper limb
- L02.435Carbuncle of right lower limb
- L02.436Carbuncle of left lower limb
- L02.439Carbuncle of limb, unspecified
- L02.511Cutaneous abscess of right hand
- L02.512Cutaneous abscess of left hand
- L02.519Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand
L02 at a glance
| Code | L02 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside L02 to fully describe the condition. L02 is sequenced first.
- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of L02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Use additional code — inherited from L00-L08
Report an additional code alongside L02 to fully describe the condition. L02 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L00-L08
The conditions below are not part of L02, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- zoster (B02.-)
What codes fall under L02? (9)
- L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of facenot billable
- L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of necknot billable
- L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunknot billable
- L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttocknot billable
- L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limbnot billable
- L02.5Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of handnot billable
- L02.6Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of footnot billable
- L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sitesnot billable
- L02.9Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecifiednot billable
How long has L02 existed?
L02 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.