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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L02.0

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L02.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L02 Parent Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
  2. L02.0 This code Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

abscess of ear, external ( H60.0 )

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abscess of eyelid ( H00.0 )

Excludes2

abscess of anus and rectal regions ( K61 .-)

Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

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abscess of head [any part, except face] ( L02.8 )

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abscess of female genital organs (external) ( N76.4 )

Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

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abscess of lacrimal gland ( H04.0 )

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abscess of male genital organs (external) ( N48.2 , N49 .-)

Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

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abscess of lacrimal passages ( H04.3 )

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abscess of mouth ( K12.2 )

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abscess of nose ( J34.0 )

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abscess of orbit ( H05.0 )

Excludes2

submandibular abscess ( K12.2 )

Use Additional Code

code to identify organism (B95-B96)

Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

More Specific Codes

3 codes under L02.0

Version History

How L02.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

Related Codes

Other codes under L02

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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