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L02.223

Billable

Furuncle of chest wall

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

What This Code Means

A painful boil that develops in the skin of the chest wall, resulting from infection of a hair follicle.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify chest wall location is documented to distinguish from abdominal or back locations
  • •Document any systemic symptoms or complications that may indicate more severe infection

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.22Furuncle of trunk└L02.223Furuncle of chest wall
└L02.223Furuncle of chest wall

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