ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L02.31
Cutaneous abscess of buttock
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L02.31
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L02.31 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of cutaneous abscess of buttock. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in L02
- L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
- L02.01Cutaneous abscess of face
- L02.02Furuncle of face
- L02.03Carbuncle of face
- L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck
- L02.11Cutaneous abscess of neck
- L02.12Furuncle of neck
- L02.13Carbuncle of neck
- L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
- L02.21Cutaneous abscess of trunk
- L02.211Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
- L02.212Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
- L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
- L02.214Cutaneous abscess of groin
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