L02.81
Cutaneous abscess of other sites
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
L02.81 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for cutaneous abscess of other sites. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L02.811 Cutaneous abscess of head [any part, except face] and L02.818 Cutaneous abscess of other sites. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 26 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Inherited from L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
- code to identify organism (B95-B96)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from L02 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle
Also from chapter/block level (23 notes)
Inherited from L00–L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 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.-)
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 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.-)