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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L02.91 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L02.91 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L02.91 - other international versions of ICD-10 L02.91 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L02.91 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
L02.91:
- L00-L99
2023 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
2023 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 2022 2023 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)
- Abscess
- Abscess of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue
- Abscess of skin with lymphangitis
- Abscess skin or subcutaneous tissue
- Abscess, after procedure
- Multiple abscesses
- Postoperative wound cellulitis
- Postprocedural abscess
- Postprocedural wound abscess
- Stitch abscess
- Stitch abscess after surgery
- Wound abscess after procedure
- Wound cellulitis after procedure
ICD-10-CM L02.91 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 573 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc
- 574 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc
- 575 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis without cc/mcc
- 602 Cellulitis with mcc
- 603 Cellulitis without mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Convert L02.91 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L02.91
L02.81 Cutaneous abscess of other sites
L02.811 Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face]
L02.818 Cutaneous abscess of other sites
L02.82 Furuncle of other sites
L02.821 Furuncle of head [any part, except face]
L02.83 Carbuncle of other sites
L02.831 Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]
L02.9 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified
L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
L03.0 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger and toe
L03.019 Cellulitis of unspecified finger
L03.02 Acute lymphangitis of finger
L03.021 Acute lymphangitis of right finger
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
