L02
ICD-10Non-billable categoryCutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
L02 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
More specific codes under L02
- L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of facecategory
- L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neckcategory
- L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunkcategory
- L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttockcategory
- L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limbcategory
- L02.5Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of handcategory
- L02.6Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of footcategory
- L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sitescategory
- L02.9Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecifiedcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.