680.8 - Carbuncle And Furuncle Of Other Specified Sites

The ICD 9 Code for Carbuncle and furuncle of other specified sites is listed as 680.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	680.8
Long Description:	Carbuncle and furuncle of other specified sites
Short Description:	Carbuncle, site NEC

Chapter:	Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
Block:	Infections Of Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue (680-686)
Related Descriptions:	Anal furunculosis Carbuncle of head Carbuncle of head (excluding face) Carbuncle of scalp Furuncle of head, except face Furuncle of scalp
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	L02.821 - Furuncle of head [any part, except face] (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	L02.828 - Furuncle of other sites (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	L02.831 - Carbuncle of head [any part, except face] (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	L02.838 - Carbuncle of other sites (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 680.8:
680.0 - Carbuncle and furuncle of face
680.1 - Carbuncle and furuncle of neck
680.2 - Carbuncle and furuncle of trunk
680.3 - Carbuncle and furuncle of upper arm and forearm
680.4 - Carbuncle and furuncle of hand
680.5 - Carbuncle and furuncle of buttock
680.6 - Carbuncle and furuncle of leg, except foot
680.7 - Carbuncle and furuncle of foot
680.9 - Carbuncle and furuncle of unspecified site