Is L02.229 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. L02.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does L02.229 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).

L02.229

L02.229 — Furuncle of trunk, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L02.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for furuncle of trunk, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

L02.229 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.

How L02.229 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 L02.229.

Furuncle›trunk

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L02.22. If L02.229 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L02.229

Is L02.229 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. L02.229 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L02.229 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).