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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.4 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb

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L02.4 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb. 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 L02.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Axilla
  • Hip
  • Shoulder

L02.4 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

L02.4Kutan abscess, furunkel och karbunkel på extremitet

NorwayICD-10-NO

L02.4Kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel på ekstremitet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL024Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden på ekstremitet

  • DL024AAbsces på storetå
  • DL024BAbsces på lår
  • DL024CAbsces på arm
  • DL024DAbsces i armhule
  • DL024EAbsces på hånd
  • DL024FAbsces på skinneben
  • DL024GAbsces på finger UNS
  • DL024HAbsces på overekstremitet UNS
  • and 5 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.4Raajan ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.4Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel an Extremitäten

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.4Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax d'un membre

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.4huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel van extremiteit

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.411Cutaneous abscess of right axilla
  • L02.412Cutaneous abscess of left axilla
  • L02.413Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb
  • L02.414Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb
  • L02.415Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb
  • L02.416Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb
  • L02.419Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified
  • L02.421Furuncle of right axilla
  • and 13 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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