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L02.231

Billable

Carbuncle of abdominal wall

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

What This Code Means

A cluster of connected, painful, pus-filled bumps (carbuncle) on the abdominal wall that represents a more severe infection than a single furuncle.

Coding Tips

  • •Carbuncles involve multiple follicles; ensure documentation confirms multiple interconnected lesions rather than a single furuncle
  • •Note any systemic symptoms or complications that may warrant additional coding

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.23Carbuncle of trunk└L02.231Carbuncle of abdominal wall
└L02.231Carbuncle of abdominal wall

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