L02.91

L02.91: Cutaneous abscess, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L02.91 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cutaneous abscess, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L02.91 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L02.91

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

L02.91 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abscess(connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
Abscess›phagedenic NOS
Abscess›rupture NOS(spontaneous)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.