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L02.221

Billable

Furuncle of abdominal wall

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

What This Code Means

A furuncle (boil) is a painful, pus-filled infection of a hair follicle that develops on the abdominal wall.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish furuncles from carbuncles; furuncles involve single follicles while carbuncles involve multiple follicles
  • •Document whether this is a primary infection or secondary to another condition

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.22Furuncle of trunk└L02.221Furuncle of abdominal wall
└L02.221Furuncle of abdominal wall

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