L02.21

Non-Billable
ChapterL00–L99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Cutaneous abscess of trunk

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
L00-L08Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
L02Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
L02.2Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
L02.21Cutaneous abscess of trunk
L02.211Cutaneous abscess of abdominal wall
L02.212Cutaneous abscess of back [any part, except buttock and flank]
L02.213Cutaneous abscess of chest wall
L02.214Cutaneous abscess of groin
L02.215Cutaneous abscess of perineum
L02.216Cutaneous abscess of umbilicus
L02.217Cutaneous abscess of flank
L02.219Cutaneous abscess of trunk, unspecified

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L02.21:

subcategoryL02.2
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk
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categoryL02
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
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blockL00-L08
Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
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chapterCH12
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to L02.21. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

21 raw paths
Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)21 unique routes
abdomen, abdominal
wall→L02.21
back (any part, except buttock and flank)→L02.21
chest
wall→L02.21
finger (any)
flank→L02.21
groin→L02.21
iliac (region)→L02.21
inguinal (region)→L02.21
loin (region)→L02.21
lumbar (tuberculous)
nontuberculous→L02.21
mons pubis→L02.21
navel→L02.21
pectoral (region)→L02.21
perineum, perineal (superficial)→L02.21
trunk→L02.21(7 variants)
abdominal wall→L02.21
back→L02.21
chest wall→L02.21
groin→L02.21
perineum→L02.21
umbilicus→L02.21
umbilicus→L02.21

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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