L02.413 — Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb
L02.413 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess of right upper limb. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.413
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of L02.413, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Written on L02.4 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb
Risk adjustment
L02.413 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
L02.413 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A55909Billing and Coding: Wound Care
- A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
- A56787Billing and Coding: Nonvascular Extremity Ultrasound
Code history
L02.413 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L02.41. If L02.413 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L02.413
- Is L02.413 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L02.413 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L02.413 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).