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L02.838

Billable

Carbuncle of other sites

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 various body sites (other than those with specific codes) with multiple connected boils that contain pus.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for carbuncles on body sites not specifically listed in the L02.8 subcategories
  • •Document the exact location and whether systemic symptoms or complications are present

Code Hierarchy

└L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle└L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites└L02.83Carbuncle of other sites└L02.838Carbuncle of other sites
└L02.838Carbuncle of other sites

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