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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L05.0 Pilonidal cyst with abscess

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L05.0 is the ICD-10 code for Pilonidal cyst with abscess. It is a four-character subcategory of L05 (Pilonidal cyst), 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

L05.0 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

L05.0Pilonidalcysta med abscess

NorwayICD-10-NO

L05.0Pilonidalcyste med abscess

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL050Pilonidalcyste med absces

FinlandICD-10-FI

L05.0Pilonidaalikystan märkäpesäke

GermanyICD-10-GM

L05.0Pilonidalzyste mit Abszess

FranceICD-10-FR

L05.0Sinus pilonidal avec abcès

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L05.0sinus pilonidalis met abces

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L05.01Pilonidal cyst with abscess
  • L05.02Pilonidal sinus with abscess

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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