L02.217
L02.217: Cutaneous abscess of flank
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L02.217 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess of flank. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L02.217 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above L02.217
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.217
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
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L02.217 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abscess›flank
Code history
- addedFY2024-FY2027
Cutaneous abscess of flank
Other codes under L02.21
- L02.211Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
- L02.212Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
- L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
- L02.214Cutaneous abscess of groin
- L02.215Cutaneous abscess of perineum
- L02.216Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus
- L02.219Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified