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L02.828

Billable

Furuncle of other sites

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

What This Code Means

A single painful, infected bump on various body sites (other than those with specific codes) that contains pus and may drain.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for furuncles on body sites not specifically categorized in the L02.8 subcategories
  • •Document whether the furuncle is recurrent or associated with folliculitis

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites└L02.82Furuncle of other sites└L02.828Furuncle of other sites
└L02.828Furuncle of other sites

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