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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

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L02.2 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk. 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

What L02.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Abdominal wall
  • Back [any part, except buttock]
  • Chest wall
  • Groin
  • Perineum
  • Umbilicus

What L02.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

L02.2 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

L02.2Kutan abscess, furunkel och karbunkel på bålen

NorwayICD-10-NO

L02.2Kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel på trunkus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL022Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden på truncus

  • DL022AFurunkel på brystvæggen
  • DL022BFurunkel i perineum
  • DL022CFurunkel på bugvæggen
  • DL022DFurunkel i lysken
  • DL022EFurunkel i navlen
  • DL022FFurunkel på ryggen
  • DL022GKarbunkel på ryggen
  • DL022HKarbunkel i lysken
  • and 12 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.2Vartalon ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.2Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel am Rumpf

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.2Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax du tronc

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.2huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel van romp

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.211Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
  • L02.212Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
  • L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
  • L02.214Cutaneous abscess of groin
  • L02.215Cutaneous abscess of perineum
  • L02.216Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus
  • L02.217Cutaneous abscess of flank
  • L02.219Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified
  • and 15 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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