L02.01

Cutaneous abscess of face

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from L02.0Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face
Excludes 2

abscess of ear, external (H60.0) abscess of eyelid (H00.0) abscess of head [any part, except face] (L02.8) abscess of lacrimal gland (H04.0) abscess of lacrimal passages (H04.3) abscess of mouth (K12.2) abscess of nose (J34.0) abscess of orbit (H05.0) submandibular abscess (K12.2)

Inherited from L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Excludes 2

abscess of anus and rectal regions (K61.-) abscess of female genital organs (external) (N76.4) abscess of male genital organs (external) (N48.2, N49.-)

Use additional

code to identify organism (B95-B96)

Inherited from L00-L08Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes 2

hordeolum (H00.0) infective dermatitis (L30.3) local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1 lupus panniculitis (L93.2) panniculitis NOS (M79.3) panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-) Perlèche NOS (K13.0) Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0) Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0) pyogenic granuloma (L98.0) relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6) viral warts (B07.-) zoster (B02.-)

Use additional

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.

Inherited from chapter 12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excludes 2

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) neoplasms (C00-D49) symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) viral warts (B07.-)

Official Guidelines for L02.01

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