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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.8 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites

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L02.8 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites. 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 L02.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Head [any part, except face]
  • Scalp

L02.8 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

L02.8Kutan abscess, furunkel och karbunkel med andra specificerade lokalisationer

NorwayICD-10-NO

L02.8Kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel med annen spesifisert lokalisasjon

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL028Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden med anden lokalisation

  • DL028AFurunkel på hovedet
  • DL028BKarbunkel på hovedet
  • DL028CAbsces på hovedet
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.8Muussa paikassa sijaitseva ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.8Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel an sonstigen Lokalisationen

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.8Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax d'autres localisations

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.8huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel van overige gespecificeerde lokalisaties

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.811Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face]
  • L02.818Cutaneous abscess of other sites
  • L02.821Furuncle of head [any part, except face]
  • L02.828Furuncle of other sites
  • L02.831Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]
  • L02.838Carbuncle of other sites

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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