L02.4
Header — not billableCutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb
The ICD-10 code for cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb is L02.4.
L02.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of facenon-billable header
- L02.1Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of necknon-billable header
- L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunknon-billable header
- L02.3Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttocknon-billable header
- L02.5Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of handnon-billable header
- L02.6Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of footnon-billable header
- L02.8Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sitesnon-billable header
- L02.9Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecifiednon-billable header
- L02.4Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limbnon-billable header