L02.4 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of groin (L02.214, L02.224, L02.234)
• Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand (L02.5-)
• Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot (L02.6-)

Applies from L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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

• code to identify organism (B95-B96)

Codes under L02.4

• L02.41 Cutaneous abscess of limb
• L02.42 Furuncle of limb
• L02.43 Carbuncle of limb

Code annotations containing back-references to L02.4

Back-references to L02.4

• Type 2 Excludes: L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk ("abscess of hip (L02.4)")

Back-references to L02

• Type 2 Excludes: L89 Pressure ulcer ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("skin infections (L00-L08)")
• Use Additional: T65.84 Toxic effect of xylazine ("cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle (L02.-)")

Nearby codes

• L02.239 Carbuncle of trunk, unspecified
• L02.3 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock
• L02.31 Cutaneous abscess of buttock
• L02.32 Furuncle of buttock
• L02.33 Carbuncle of buttock
• L02.4 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb (this code)
• L02.41 Cutaneous abscess of limb
• L02.411 Cutaneous abscess of right axilla
• L02.412 Cutaneous abscess of left axilla
• L02.413 Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb
• L02.414 Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb