ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.1 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck

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L02.1 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck. It is a four-character subcategory of L02 (Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XII · L00–L99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

L02.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

L02.1Kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel på hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL021Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden på halsen

  • DL021AFurunkel på halsen
  • DL021BKarbunkel på halsen
  • DL021CAbsces på halsen
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.1Kaulan ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.1Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel am Hals

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.1Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.1huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel van hals

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.11Cutaneous abscess of neck
  • L02.12Furuncle of neck
  • L02.13Carbuncle of neck

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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