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L02.21

Cutaneous abscess of trunk

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 33 never code together
L02.2code
Excludes1
  • non-newborn omphalitis (L08.82)L08.82
  • omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)P38.-
Excludes2
  • abscess of breast (N61.1)N61.1
  • abscess of buttocks (L02.3)L02.3
  • abscess of female external genital organs (N76.4)N76.4
  • abscess of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)N48.2N49.-
  • abscess of hip (L02.4)L02.4
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.-

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

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 filed at null

No alphabetic index entry points at this code.

Alongside this code 2 same parent — L02.2
L02.22 Furuncle of trunk category L02.23 Carbuncle of trunk category
Subordinate codes 8
L02.211 Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall L02.212 Cutaneous abscess of back L02.213 Cutaneous abscess of chest wall L02.214 Cutaneous abscess of groin L02.215 Cutaneous abscess of perineum L02.216 Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus L02.217 Cutaneous abscess of flank L02.219 Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
L02.2
Block
L00-L08
Siblings
2
Subordinate
8

Present FY2024–FY2027.