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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L02.9 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified

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L02.9 is the ICD-10 code for Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified. 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 L02.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Furunculosis NOS

L02.9 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

L02.9Kutan abscess, furunkel och karbunkel, ospecificerad

  • L02.9AKutan abscess med ospecificerad lokalisation
  • L02.9BFurunkel med ospecificerad lokalisation i huden
  • L02.9CKarbunkel med ospecificerad lokalisation i huden
  • L02.9DFurunkulos UNS
NorwayICD-10-NO

L02.9Uspesifisert kutan abscess, furunkel eller karbunkel

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL029Absces, furunkel eller karbunkel i huden UNS

  • DL029AFurunkel UNS
  • DL029BKarbunkel UNS
  • DL029CHudabsces UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

L02.9Määrittämätön ihopaise, äkämä tai ajos

GermanyICD-10-GM

L02.9Hautabszess, Furunkel und Karbunkel, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

L02.9Abcès cutané, furoncle et anthrax, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L02.9huidabces, furunkel en karbunkel, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L02.91Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
  • L02.92Furuncle, unspecified
  • L02.93Carbuncle, unspecified

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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