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L02.234

Billable

Carbuncle of groin

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) in the groin area representing a more severe skin infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify the location is groin and not perineum or other adjacent areas to ensure correct code selection
  • •Consider the potential for spread to deeper tissues in the groin region and document any complications

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.23Carbuncle of trunk└L02.234Carbuncle of groin
└L02.234Carbuncle of groin

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