L02.2

L02.2: Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L02.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.2

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

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead L02.2

3 child codes. Green means billable.