Chapter 12

L00–L99: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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.-)
Internal Codes
  • L02.41

    Cutaneous abscess of limb

  • L02.411

    Cutaneous abscess of right axilla

  • L02.412

    Cutaneous abscess of left axilla

  • L02.413

    Cutaneous abscess of right upper limb

  • L02.414

    Cutaneous abscess of left upper limb

  • L02.415

    Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb

  • L02.416

    Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb

  • L02.419

    Cutaneous abscess of limb, unspecified

  • L02.42

    Furuncle of limb

  • L02.421

    Furuncle of right axilla

  • L02.422

    Furuncle of left axilla

  • L02.423

    Furuncle of right upper limb

  • L02.424

    Furuncle of left upper limb

  • L02.425

    Furuncle of right lower limb

  • L02.426

    Furuncle of left lower limb

  • L02.429

    Furuncle of limb, unspecified

  • L02.43

    Carbuncle of limb

  • L02.431

    Carbuncle of right axilla

  • L02.432

    Carbuncle of left axilla

  • L02.433

    Carbuncle of right upper limb

  • L02.434

    Carbuncle of left upper limb

  • L02.435

    Carbuncle of right lower limb

  • L02.436

    Carbuncle of left lower limb

  • L02.439

    Carbuncle of limb, unspecified

  • L02.5

    Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of hand

  • L02.51

    Cutaneous abscess of hand

  • L02.511

    Cutaneous abscess of right hand

  • L02.512

    Cutaneous abscess of left hand

  • L02.519

    Cutaneous abscess of unspecified hand

  • L02.52

    Furuncle hand

  • L02.521

    Furuncle right hand

  • L02.522

    Furuncle left hand

  • L02.529

    Furuncle unspecified hand

  • L02.53

    Carbuncle of hand

  • L02.531

    Carbuncle of right hand

  • L02.532

    Carbuncle of left hand

  • L02.539

    Carbuncle of unspecified hand

  • L02.6

    Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of foot

  • L02.61

    Cutaneous abscess of foot

  • L02.611

    Cutaneous abscess of right foot

  • L02.612

    Cutaneous abscess of left foot

  • L02.619

    Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot

  • L02.62

    Furuncle of foot

  • L02.621

    Furuncle of right foot

  • L02.622

    Furuncle of left foot

  • L02.629

    Furuncle of unspecified foot

  • L02.63

    Carbuncle of foot

  • L02.631

    Carbuncle of right foot

  • L02.632

    Carbuncle of left foot

  • L02.639

    Carbuncle of unspecified foot

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