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L02.33

Billable

Carbuncle of buttock

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

What This Code Means

A severe skin infection on the buttock consisting of multiple connected pus-filled bumps that may require drainage.

Coding Tips

  • •Carbuncles are more extensive than furuncles and often require medical intervention; document treatment provided
  • •Ensure documentation distinguishes between single lesion (furuncle) and multiple connected lesions (carbuncle)

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock└L02.33Carbuncle of buttock
└L02.33Carbuncle of buttock

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