ICD-10 Code for Carbuncle
The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for carbuncle is L02.93 – Carbuncle, unspecified. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (25 codes, 22 billable).
- Main code
L02.93– Carbuncle, unspecified- Billable
- Yes
Index entries for Carbuncle
- abdominal wall –
L02.231 - anus –
K61.0 - auditory canal, external – see Abscess, ear, external
- auricle ear – see Abscess, ear, external
- axilla –
L02.43-(header) - back (any part except buttock and flank) –
L02.232 - breast –
N61.1 - buttock –
L02.33 - cheek (external) –
L02.03 - chest wall –
L02.233 - chin –
L02.03 - corpus cavernosum –
N48.21 - ear (any part) (external) (middle) – see Abscess, ear, external
- external auditory canal – see Abscess, ear, external
- eyelid – see Abscess, eyelid
- face NEC –
L02.03 - femoral (region) – see Carbuncle, lower limb
- finger – see Carbuncle, hand
- flank –
L02.237 - foot –
L02.63-(header) - forehead –
L02.03 - genital – see Abscess, genital
- gluteal (region) –
L02.33 - groin –
L02.234 - hand –
L02.53-(header) - head NEC –
L02.831 - heel – see Carbuncle, foot
- hip – see Carbuncle, lower limb
- kidney – see Abscess, kidney
- knee – see Carbuncle, lower limb
- labium (majus) (minus) –
N76.4 - lacrimal
- gland – see Dacryoadenitis
- passages (duct) (sac) – see Inflammation, lacrimal, passages, acute
- leg – see Carbuncle, lower limb
- lower limb –
L02.43-(header) - malignant –
A22.0 - navel –
L02.236 - neck –
L02.13 - nose (external) (septum) –
J34.0 - orbit, orbital – see Abscess, orbit
- palmar (space) – see Carbuncle, hand
- partes posteriores –
L02.33 - pectoral region –
L02.233 - penis –
N48.21 - perineum –
L02.235 - pinna – see Abscess, ear, external
- popliteal – see Carbuncle, lower limb
- scalp –
L02.831 - seminal vesicle –
N49.0 - shoulder – see Carbuncle, upper limb
- specified site NEC –
L02.838 - temple (region) –
L02.03 - thumb – see Carbuncle, hand
- toe – see Carbuncle, foot
- trunk –
L02.239 - umbilicus –
L02.236 - upper limb –
L02.43-(header) - urethra –
N34.0 - vulva –
N76.4
How to choose the right code
Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.