L02.03

L02.03: Carbuncle of face

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L02.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carbuncle of face. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L02.03 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.03

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on L02.0: Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

abscess of ear, external (H60.0)
abscess of eyelid (H00.0)
abscess of head [any part, except face] (L02.8)
abscess of lacrimal gland (H04.0)
abscess of lacrimal passages (H04.3)
abscess of mouth (K12.2)
abscess of nose (J34.0)
abscess of orbit (H05.0)
submandibular abscess (K12.2)

Written on L02: Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

L02.03 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Carbuncle›cheek(external)
Carbuncle›chin
Carbuncle›face NEC
Carbuncle›forehead
Carbuncle›temple(region)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.