The patient was seen for I&D of simple carbuncle on the left thigh. Code this procedure with the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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L02.416 corresponds to a carbuncle of the left thigh, and 10060 is the CPT code for Incision and Drainage (I&D) of abscess (e.g., carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single.

The Patient Was Seen for I&D of Simple Carbuncle on the Left