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ICD-10-CM Codes
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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L02-
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.0
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- L02.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L02.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L02.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L02.0 may differ.
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (L02.0) and the excluded code together.
- abscess of ear, external (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H60.0
Abscess of external ear
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Boil of external ear
- Carbuncle of auricle or external auditory canal
- Furuncle of external ear
- abscess of eyelid (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H00.0
Hordeolum (externum) (internum) of eyelid
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- abscess of head [any part, except face] (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.8
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- abscess of lacrimal gland (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H04.0
Dacryoadenitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- abscess of lacrimal passages (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H04.3
Acute and unspecified inflammation of lacrimal passages
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- neonatal dacryocystitis (P39.1)
- abscess of mouth (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K12.2
Cellulitis and abscess of mouth
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
- Submandibular abscess
- abscess of nose (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J34.0
Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cellulitis of nose
- Necrosis of nose
- Ulceration of nose
- abscess of orbit (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H05.0
Acute inflammation of orbit
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- submandibular abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K12.2
Cellulitis and abscess of mouth
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cellulitis of mouth (floor)
- Submandibular abscess
The following code(s) above
L02.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
L02.0:
- L00-L99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- L00-L08
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 2 Excludes- hordeolum (H00.0)
- infective dermatitis (L30.3)
- local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
- lupus panniculitis (L93.2)
- panniculitis NOS (M79.3)
- panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)
- Perlèche NOS (K13.0)
- Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)
- Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)
- pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)
- relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- zoster (B02.-)
Use Additional- code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
- L02
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-)
- abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)
- abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)
Use Additional- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L02.0
L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
L01.1 Impetiginization of other dermatoses
L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
L02.0
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
L02.01 Cutaneous abscess of face
L02.1 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck
L02.11 Cutaneous abscess of neck
L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
L02.21 Cutaneous abscess of trunk
L02.211 Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
