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L02.236

Billable

Carbuncle of umbilicus

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) around the belly button (umbilicus) representing a more severe skin infection.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation specifically identifies the umbilicus as the site rather than general abdominal wall
  • •Assess for any involvement of deeper abdominal structures given the proximity to the umbilical region

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk└L02.23Carbuncle of trunk└L02.236Carbuncle of umbilicus
└L02.236Carbuncle of umbilicus

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