Chapter XII
Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle - L02

Includes:

• boil
• furunculosis

Excludes:

• anal and rectal regions ( K61.- )
• genital organs (external):
  
• female ( N76.4 )
  
• male ( N48.2 , N49.- )
  

L02.0

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of face

Excludes:

• ear, external ( H60.0 )
• eyelid ( H00.0 )
• head [any part, except face] ( L02.8 )
• lacrimal:
  
• gland ( H04.0 )
  
• passages ( H04.3 )
  
• mouth ( K12.2 )
• nose ( J34.0 )
• orbit ( H05.0 )
• submandibular ( K12.2 )

L02.1

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of neck

L02.2

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk

Abdominal wall
Back [any part, except buttock]
Chest wall
Groin
Perineum
Umbilicus

Excludes:

• breast ( N61 )
• hip ( L02.4 )
• omphalitis of newborn ( P38 )

L02.3

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of buttock

Gluteal region

Excludes:

• pilonidal cyst with abscess ( L05.0 )

L02.4

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of limb

Axilla
Hip
Shoulder

L02.8

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of other sites

Head [any part, except face]
Scalp

L02.9

Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle, unspecified

Furunculosis NOS
Related drugs:

• Amikacin
• Amoxicillin
• Amoxicillin; Clavulanate
• Bacitracin; Neomycin
• Cefaclor
• Cefamandole
• Cefazolin
• Cefepime
• Cefoperazone
• Cefoperazone; Sulbactam
• Cefotaxime
• Ceftazidime
• Ceftriaxone
• Cefuroxime
• Cilastatin; Imipenem
• Ciprofloxacin
• Clarithromycin
• Clavulanate; Ticarcillin
• Doxycycline
• Fusidic Acid
• Josamycin
• Levofloxacin
• Linezolid
• Lomefloxacin
• Meropenem
• Metronidazole
• Midecamycin
• Moxifloxacin
• Mupirocin
• Ofloxacin
• Pefloxacin
• Phenoxymethylpenicillin
• Piperacillin; Tazobactam
• Roxithromycin
• Sparfloxacin
• Spiramycin
• Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim
• Tetracycline; Triamcinolone
• Tinidazole
• Vancomycin

The information was verified by Dr. Rachana Salvi, MD Pharmacology