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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L02.212

Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L02.212 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
  2. L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
  3. L02.21 Parent Cutaneous abscess of trunk
  4. L02.212 This code Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]

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.

Excludes1

non-newborn omphalitis ( L08.82 )

Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

Excludes1

omphalitis of newborn ( P38 .-)

Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

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

Excludes2

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

Inherited from L02.2 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

Excludes2

abscess of hip ( L02.4 )

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

Version History

How L02.212 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]

Related Codes

Other codes under L02.21

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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