ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00-L99
L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-)
- abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)
- abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)
Use Additional Code
- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| L02..0 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face | No |
| L02..01 | Cutaneous abscess of face | Yes |
| L02..02 | Furuncle of face | Yes |
| L02..03 | Carbuncle of face | Yes |
| L02..1 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck | No |
| L02..11 | Cutaneous abscess of neck | Yes |
| L02..12 | Furuncle of neck | Yes |
| L02..13 | Carbuncle of neck | Yes |
| L02..2 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk | No |
| L02..21 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk | No |
| L02..211 | Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall | Yes |
| L02..212 | Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | Yes |
| L02..213 | Cutaneous abscess of chest wall | Yes |
| L02..214 | Cutaneous abscess of groin | Yes |
| L02..215 | Cutaneous abscess of perineum | Yes |
| L02..216 | Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus | Yes |
| L02..217 | Cutaneous abscess of flank | Yes |
| L02..219 | Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..22 | Furuncle of trunk | No |
| L02..221 | Furuncle of abdominal wall | Yes |
| L02..222 | Furuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | Yes |
| L02..223 | Furuncle of chest wall | Yes |
| L02..224 | Furuncle of groin | Yes |
| L02..225 | Furuncle of perineum | Yes |
| L02..226 | Furuncle of umbilicus | Yes |
| L02..227 | Furuncle of flank | Yes |
| L02..229 | Furuncle of trunk, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..23 | Carbuncle of trunk | No |
| L02..231 | Carbuncle of abdominal wall | Yes |
| L02..232 | Carbuncle of back [any part, except buttock and flank] | Yes |
| L02..233 | Carbuncle of chest wall | Yes |
| L02..234 | Carbuncle of groin | Yes |
| L02..235 | Carbuncle of perineum | Yes |
| L02..236 | Carbuncle of umbilicus | Yes |
| L02..237 | Carbuncle of flank | Yes |
| L02..239 | Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..3 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock | No |
| L02..31 | Cutaneous abscess of buttock | Yes |
| L02..32 | Furuncle of buttock | Yes |
| L02..33 | Carbuncle of buttock | Yes |
| L02..4 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb | No |
| L02..41 | Cutaneous abscess of limb | No |
| L02..411 | Cutaneous abscess of right axilla | Yes |
| L02..412 | Cutaneous abscess of left axilla | Yes |
| L02..413 | Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb | Yes |
| L02..414 | Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb | Yes |
| L02..415 | Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb | Yes |
| L02..416 | Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb | Yes |
| L02..419 | Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..42 | Furuncle of limb | No |
| L02..421 | Furuncle of right axilla | Yes |
| L02..422 | Furuncle of left axilla | Yes |
| L02..423 | Furuncle of right upper limb | Yes |
| L02..424 | Furuncle of left upper limb | Yes |
| L02..425 | Furuncle of right lower limb | Yes |
| L02..426 | Furuncle of left lower limb | Yes |
| L02..429 | Furuncle of limb, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..43 | Carbuncle of limb | No |
| L02..431 | Carbuncle of right axilla | Yes |
| L02..432 | Carbuncle of left axilla | Yes |
| L02..433 | Carbuncle of right upper limb | Yes |
| L02..434 | Carbuncle of left upper limb | Yes |
| L02..435 | Carbuncle of right lower limb | Yes |
| L02..436 | Carbuncle of left lower limb | Yes |
| L02..439 | Carbuncle of limb, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..5 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand | No |
| L02..51 | Cutaneous abscess of hand | No |
| L02..511 | Cutaneous abscess of right hand | Yes |
| L02..512 | Cutaneous abscess of left hand | Yes |
| L02..519 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand | Yes |
| L02..52 | Furuncle hand | No |
| L02..521 | Furuncle right hand | Yes |
| L02..522 | Furuncle left hand | Yes |
| L02..529 | Furuncle unspecified hand | Yes |
| L02..53 | Carbuncle of hand | No |
| L02..531 | Carbuncle of right hand | Yes |
| L02..532 | Carbuncle of left hand | Yes |
| L02..539 | Carbuncle of unspecified hand | Yes |
| L02..6 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot | No |
| L02..61 | Cutaneous abscess of foot | No |
| L02..611 | Cutaneous abscess of right foot | Yes |
| L02..612 | Cutaneous abscess of left foot | Yes |
| L02..619 | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot | Yes |
| L02..62 | Furuncle of foot | No |
| L02..621 | Furuncle of right foot | Yes |
| L02..622 | Furuncle of left foot | Yes |
| L02..629 | Furuncle of unspecified foot | Yes |
| L02..63 | Carbuncle of foot | No |
| L02..631 | Carbuncle of right foot | Yes |
| L02..632 | Carbuncle of left foot | Yes |
| L02..639 | Carbuncle of unspecified foot | Yes |
| L02..8 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites | No |
| L02..81 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | No |
| L02..811 | Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face] | Yes |
| L02..818 | Cutaneous abscess of other sites | Yes |
| L02..82 | Furuncle of other sites | No |
| L02..821 | Furuncle of head [any part, except face] | Yes |
| L02..828 | Furuncle of other sites | Yes |
| L02..83 | Carbuncle of other sites | No |
| L02..831 | Carbuncle of head [any part, except face] | Yes |
| L02..838 | Carbuncle of other sites | Yes |
| L02..9 | Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified | No |
| L02..91 | Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..92 | Furuncle, unspecified | Yes |
| L02..93 | Carbuncle, unspecified | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026