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FY2027

L02.219 — Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified

BillableUnspecifiedCC

Is L02.219 billable?

Yes, but L02.219 is an unspecified code. L02.219 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, L02.219 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting L02.219 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.

L02.219 at a glance

CodeL02.219
DescriptionCutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does L02.219 group to?

L02.219 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 573Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCCsurgical
  • 574Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CCsurgical
  • 575Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis without CC/MCCsurgical

As a secondary diagnosis, L02.219 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is L02.219 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L02.219. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Abscess › trunk (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L02.2

The conditions below can never be reported together with L02.219 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • non-newborn omphalitis (L08.82)
  • omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)

Use additional code — inherited from L00-L08

Report an additional code alongside L02.219 to fully describe the condition. L02.219 is sequenced first.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Use additional code — inherited from L02

Report an additional code alongside L02.219 to fully describe the condition. L02.219 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify organism (B95-B96)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12

The conditions below are not part of L02.219, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02.219 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 L02.219, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02.219 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.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L02

The conditions below are not part of L02.219, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02.219 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-)
  • abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)
  • abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L02.2

The conditions below are not part of L02.219, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L02.219 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abscess of breast (N61.1)
  • abscess of buttocks (L02.31)
  • abscess of female external genital organs (N76.4)
  • abscess of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
  • abscess of hip (L02.4)

How long has L02.219 existed?

L02.219 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.

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