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L02.213

Billable

Cutaneous abscess of chest wall

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

What This Code Means

A localized collection of pus (abscess) that forms in the skin and tissues of the chest wall, typically caused by bacterial infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify the specific location is documented as chest wall to distinguish from other trunk locations
  • •Confirm whether this is a cutaneous abscess (skin level) versus a deeper subcutaneous abscess, as coding differs

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.21Cutaneous abscess of trunk└L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
└L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall

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