L02.4
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 29 never code together
L02.4code
L02code
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
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Alongside this code 8 same parent — L02
L02.0 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face category L02.1 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck category L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk category L02.3 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock category L02.5 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand category L02.6 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot category L02.8 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites category L02.9 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified category
Subordinate codes 3
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