L02.92

Applicable To

• Boil NOS

• Furunculosis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Furuncle of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue

• Furuncle of skin or subcutaneous tissue

• Furunculosis

• Furunculosis of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue

Clinical Information

• A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In humans, the causative agent is various species of staphylococcus. In salmonid fish salmonids), the pathogen is aeromonas salmonicida.

• Bacterial infection of the hair follicle and the surrounding skin. It is caused by staphylococcus aureus. It presents as a painful, erythematous and swollen skin lesion.

• Hair follicle infection

Details

• L02.92 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L02.92 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L02.92 – other international versions of ICD-10 L02.92 may differ.