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L02.233

Billable

Carbuncle of chest 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 chest wall that represents a more severe skin infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation specifies chest wall location to differentiate from breast or other nearby anatomical sites
  • •Assess for any involvement of deeper structures or systemic infection requiring additional codes

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.23Carbuncle of trunk└L02.233Carbuncle of chest wall
└L02.233Carbuncle of chest wall

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