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L02.434

Billable

Carbuncle of left upper limb

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

What This Code Means

A painful, pus-filled infection of the skin and underlying tissue on the left upper arm or shoulder area, often appearing as a cluster of boils.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm left side laterality is explicitly documented in the clinical notes
  • •Differentiate from furuncles (single boils) which have different codes

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb└L02.43Carbuncle of limb└L02.434Carbuncle of left upper limb
└L02.434Carbuncle of left upper limb

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