L02.21
Cutaneous abscess of trunk
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where L02.21 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- L02.2 Parent Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
- L02.21 This code Cutaneous abscess of trunk
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 anus and rectal regions ( K61 .-)
Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Excludes2
abscess of breast ( N61.1 )
Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
Excludes2
abscess of female genital organs (external) ( N76.4 )
Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Excludes2
abscess of buttocks ( L02.31 )
Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
Excludes2
abscess of male genital organs (external) ( N48.2 , N49 .-)
Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Excludes2
abscess of female external genital organs ( N76.4 )
Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
Use Additional Code
code to identify organism (B95-B96)
Inherited from L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
More Specific Codes
8 codes under L02.21
- L02.211 Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall Billable
- L02.212 Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank] Billable
- L02.213 Cutaneous abscess of chest wall Billable
- L02.214 Cutaneous abscess of groin Billable
- L02.215 Cutaneous abscess of perineum Billable
- L02.216 Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus Billable
- L02.217 Cutaneous abscess of flank Billable
- L02.219 Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified Billable
Version History
How L02.21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentCutaneous abscess of trunk
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedCutaneous abscess of trunk
Related Codes
Other codes under L02.2
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
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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