L02.21

L02.21: Cutaneous abscess of trunk

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L02.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess of trunk. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L02.21

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.21

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

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

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)

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 L02.21

8 child codes. Green means billable.