Is L02.217 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. L02.217 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does L02.217 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 L02.217?

L02.217 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above L02.217 (L02.2) and apply to it just the same.

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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L02.217

These are not written on L02.217, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing L02.217 with anything listed here is a denial.

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 L02.217

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of L02.217, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

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

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)

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

L02.217 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.

Medicare coverage

L02.217 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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

How L02.217 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L02.217.

Abscess›finger›flank

Code history

What changed, and when. Derived by diffing consecutive CMS release files — which matters when you are defending a code assigned under an earlier edition.

addedFY2024-FY2026
Cutaneous abscess of flank

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L02.21. If L02.217 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L02.217

Is L02.217 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. L02.217 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L02.217 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 L02.217?: L02.217 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above L02.217 (L02.2) and apply to it just the same.