L02.51 Cutaneous abscess of hand

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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 L02.51

• L02.511 Cutaneous abscess of right hand
• L02.512 Cutaneous abscess of left hand
• L02.519 Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand

Code annotations containing back-references to L02.51

Back-references to L02.5

• Type 2 Excludes: L02.4 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb ("Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand (L02.5-)")

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for L02.51

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › hand

Nearby codes

• L02.434 Carbuncle of left upper limb
• L02.435 Carbuncle of right lower limb
• L02.436 Carbuncle of left lower limb
• L02.439 Carbuncle of limb, unspecified
• L02.5 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand
• L02.51 Cutaneous abscess of hand (this code)
• L02.511 Cutaneous abscess of right hand
• L02.512 Cutaneous abscess of left hand
• L02.519 Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand
• L02.52 Furuncle hand
• L02.521 Furuncle right hand