ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L02.821
Furuncle of head [any part, except face]
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L02.821
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L02 — Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L02.821 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of furuncle of head [any part, except face]. 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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