ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.3 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock

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L02.3 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock. 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 L02.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Gluteal region

What L02.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • pilonidal cyst with abscess L05.0

L02.3 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

L02.3Kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel på sete

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL023Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden i sæderegionen

  • DL023AFurunkel i sæderegionen
  • DL023BKarbunkel i sæderegionen
  • DL023CAbsces i sæderegionen
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.3Pakaran ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.3Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel am Gesäß

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.3Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax de la fesse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.3huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel van bil

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.31Cutaneous abscess of buttock
  • L02.32Furuncle of buttock
  • L02.33Carbuncle of buttock

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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