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L02.234

L02.234: Carbuncle of groin

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L02.234 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carbuncle of groin. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L02.234 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L02.234

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 L02.234

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.

Medicare coverage

L02.234 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
  • A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Carbuncle›groin
  • Carbuncle›trunk›groin

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L02.23

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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