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L02.01

Cutaneous abscess of face

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 35 never code together
L02.0code
Excludes2
  • abscess of ear, external (H60.0)H60.0
  • abscess of eyelid (H00.0)H00.0
  • abscess of head [any part, except face] (L02.8)L02.8
  • abscess of lacrimal gland (H04.0)H04.0
  • abscess of lacrimal passages (H04.3)H04.3
  • abscess of mouth (K12.2)K12.2
  • abscess of nose (J34.0)J34.0
  • abscess of orbit (H05.0)H05.0
  • submandibular abscess (K12.2)K12.2
L02code
Excludes2
  • abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-)K61.-
  • abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4)N76.4
  • abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)N48.2N49.-
L00-L08block
Excludes2
  • hordeolum (H00.0)H00.0
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3)L30.3
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2)L93.2
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3)M79.3
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-)M54.0-
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0)K13.0
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0)B37.0
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0)E53.0
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0)L98.0
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6)M35.6
  • viral warts (B07.-)B07.-
  • zoster (B02.-)B02.-
L00-L99chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)I89.8
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
  • viral warts (B07.-)B07.-

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 2
L02code
Use additional code
  • code to identify organism (B95-B96)B95-B96
L00-L08block
Use additional code
  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.B95-B97
Index entries leading here 1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
Alongside this code 2 same parent — L02.0
L02.02 Furuncle of face L02.03 Carbuncle of face
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
L02.0
Block
L00-L08
Siblings
2

Present FY2024–FY2027.