Is L02.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L02.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L02.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08).

What cannot be coded together with L02.2?

L02.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

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 (L02.3)
abscess of female external genital organs (N76.4)
abscess of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
abscess of hip (L02.4)

Risk adjustment

L02.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead L02.2

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L02. If L02.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L02.2

Is L02.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L02.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L02.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08).
What cannot be coded together with L02.2?: L02.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.