L02.2

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

Non-billable header

L02.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • non-newborn omphalitis (L08.82)
  • omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • abscess of breast (N61.1)
  • abscess of buttocks (L02.31)
  • abscess of female external genital organs (N76.4)
  • abscess of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
  • abscess of hip (L02.4)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L02)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L02)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L02)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L02)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L02)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L02)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L02)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L02)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L02)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L02)
  • hordeolum (H00.0) (from L02)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3) (from L02)
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1 (from L02)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2) (from L02)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3) (from L02)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-) (from L02)
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0) (from L02)
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0) (from L02)
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0) (from L02)
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0) (from L02)
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6) (from L02)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L02)
  • zoster (B02.-) (from L02)
  • abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-) (from L02)
  • abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4) (from L02)
  • abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-) (from L02)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from L02)
  • code to identify organism (B95-B96) (from L02)

Parent code

  • L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncleHeader

More specific codes L02.2

  • L02.21Cutaneous abscess of trunkHeader
  • L02.22Furuncle of trunkHeader
  • L02.23Carbuncle of trunkHeader

Related codes

  • L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of faceHeader
  • L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neckHeader
  • L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttockHeader
  • L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limbHeader
  • L02.5Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of handHeader
  • L02.6Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of footHeader
  • L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sitesHeader
  • L02.9Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecifiedHeader

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