L02.619 - Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot
| ICD-10: | L02.619 |
| Short Description: | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot |
| Long Description: | Cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
L02.619 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of cutaneous abscess of unspecified foot. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like L02.619 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abscess of big toe
- Abscess of finger
- Abscess of foot
- Abscess of foot, except toe
- Abscess of heel
- Abscess of heel
- Abscess of toe
- Abscess of toe
- Abscess of toe
- Cellulitis and abscess of finger
- Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe
- Cellulitis and abscess of hand
- Cellulitis and abscess of heel
- Cellulitis and abscess of lower limb
- Cellulitis and abscess of lower limb
- Cellulitis and abscess of lower limb
- Cellulitis and abscess of toe
- Cellulitis and abscess of toe
- Cellulitis and abscess of upper limb
- Cellulitis of finger
- Cellulitis of heel
- Cellulitis of toe
- Cellulitis of toe
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Unspecified codes - Unspecified codes exist in the ICD-10-CM classification for circumstances when documentation in the medical record does not provide the level of detail needed to support reporting a more specific code. However, in the inpatient setting, there should generally be very limited and rare circumstances for which the laterality (right, left, bilateral) of a condition is unable to be documented and reported. The following pages contain the list of unspecified ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for which there is a more specific code to identify laterality (right, left, bilateral) within that code family.
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| L02.619 | 681.10 - Cellulitis, toe NOS | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
| L02.619 | 682.7 - Cellulitis of foot | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Abscess
An abscess is a pocket of pus. You can get an abscess almost anywhere in your body. When an area of your body becomes infected, your body's immune system tries to fight the infection. White blood cells go to the infected area, collect within the damaged tissue, and cause inflammation. During this process, pus forms. Pus is a mixture of living and dead white blood cells, germs, and dead tissue.
Bacteria, viruses, parasites and swallowed objects can all lead to abscesses. Skin abscesses are easy to detect. They are red, raised and painful. Abscesses inside your body may not be obvious and can damage organs, including the brain, lungs and others. Treatments include drainage and antibiotics.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
