Abscess. The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index is designed to allow medical coders to look up various medical terms and connect them with the appropriate ICD codes. There are 340 terms under the parent term 'Abscess' in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index . Abscess. See Code: L02.91.
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The ICD-10-CM code L02.211 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abscess of abdominal wall, abscess of abdominal wall, abscess of abdominal wall, abscess of skin of abdomen, cellulitis and abscess of abdominal wall , cellulitis and abscess of trunk, etc.
ICD-10-CM Code for Cutaneous abscess of right lower limb L02. 415.
ICD-10-CM Code for Cutaneous abscess of left lower limb L02. 416.
L02. 91 - Cutaneous abscess, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
1: Open wound of thigh.
ICD-10 code M79. 651 for Pain in right thigh is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
A cutaneous abscess is a localized collection of pus in the skin and may occur on any skin surface. Symptoms and signs are pain and a tender and firm or fluctuant swelling. Diagnosis is usually obvious by examination. Treatment is incision and drainage. (See also Overview of Bacterial Skin Infections.
10061 Incision and drainage of abscess; complicated or multiple.
An abscess is a collection of pus in any part of the body. In most cases, the area around an abscess is swollen and inflamed.
L02: Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
Example 2: A subsequent encounter (character “D”) describes an episode of care during which the patient receives routine care for her or his condition during the healing or recovery phase.