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L02.13

Billable

Carbuncle of neck

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A severe, deep skin infection on the neck consisting of multiple connected furuncles forming a larger, more extensive pus-filled lesion with potential for serious complications.

Coding Tips

  • •Neck carbuncles require careful monitoring due to risk of spread to deeper structures
  • •Document any airway involvement or systemic signs of infection

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck└L02.13Carbuncle of neck
└L02.13Carbuncle of neck

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