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L02.831

Billable

Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]

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

What This Code Means

A painful, infected swelling on the head or scalp (excluding the face) with multiple connected boils that contain pus.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify the diagnosis documents multiple boils or heads to confirm carbuncle rather than single furuncle
  • •Ensure location is specified as head and not face for accurate code assignment

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites└L02.83Carbuncle of other sites└L02.831Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]
└L02.831Carbuncle of head [any part, except face]

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