L02.831

L02.831: Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L02.831 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for carbuncle of head [any part, except face]. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L02.831 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.831

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

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

L02.831 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Carbuncle›head NEC
Carbuncle›scalp

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L02.83

L02.838Carbuncle of other sites