L02 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L00–L08 (Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XII · L00–L99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What L02 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- boil
- furunculosis
What L02 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of L02
- L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
- L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck
- L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
- L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock
- L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb
- L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites
- L02.9Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified
L02 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
L02Kutan abscess, furunkel och karbunkel (varbildning i huden, böld)
DL02Bylder i huden
L02Ihon paise, äkämä tai ajos
L02Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel
L02Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax
L02huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel
Listed through more specific codes:
- L02.511Cutaneous abscess of right hand
- L02.512Cutaneous abscess of left hand
- L02.519Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand
- L02.521Furuncle right hand
- L02.522Furuncle left hand
- L02.529Furuncle unspecified hand
- L02.531Carbuncle of right hand
- L02.532Carbuncle of left hand
- and 10 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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