L89.9 ICD-10-CA code: Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified
L89.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
L89.9Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified
Short description: Decub ulcer & press area unspec
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written L899
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to L89.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Bedsore
- Plaster ulcer
- Pressure (induced), sore (chronic)
- Decubitus (ulcer) (pressure injury)
- Sore, pressure (induced) injury (damage)
- Bedsore, without mention of stage (grade)
- Pressure (induced), necrosis (chronic) (skin)
- Plaster ulcer, without mention of stage (grade)
- Pressure (induced), ulcer, ulceration (chronic)
- Pressure (induced), area, (injury) skin ulcer (ulceration)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, plaster
- Pressure (induced), sore (chronic), without mention of stage (grade)
- Decubitus (ulcer) (pressure injury), without mention of stage (grade)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure injury
- Sore, pressure (induced) injury (damage), without mention of stage (grade)
- Pressure (induced), ulcer, ulceration (chronic), without mention of stage (grade)
- Pressure (induced), area, (injury) skin ulcer (ulceration), without mention of stage (grade)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, plaster, without mention of stage (grade)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, decubitus (pressure injury) (skin, any site)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure injury, without mention of stage (grade)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, decubitus (pressure injury) (skin, any site), without mention of stage (grade)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, skin (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic), decubitus
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, skin (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic), decubitus, without mention of stage (grade)
Notes for L89.9
As CIHI prints them, with any note L89.9 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Decubitus [pressure] ulcer without mention of stage (grade)Pressure injury (ulceration) without mention of stage (grade)
- Bedsoreplaster ulcerpressure injuryFrom L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code from category (E10-E14) with fourth and fifth characters .68 to classify any associated diabetes mellitus.From L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)From L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)From Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Note
- For multiple sites of differing stages, assign only one code indicating the highest stage.From L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
- Coding direction for DAD and NACRS Effective April 1, 2025, prefix N is being retired. Therefore, as of April 1, 2025, it is no longer mandatory to apply prefix N to a code from category L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area whenever pressure ulcer is documented solely by a regulated allied health professional. It will still be mandatory to assign a code from category L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area, regardless of who documented the pressure ulcer and regardless of significance. This coding direction is intended for discharges that are abstracted as of April 1, 2025, for the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).From L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
Where L89.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- 2Block L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 3Category L89Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area
- 4Valid code L89.9Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code L89.9 mean?
L89.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is L89.9 in ICD-10-CA?
L89.9 sits under L89 Decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area, within L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, within Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
What coding notes apply to L89.9?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Use additional code, Excludes notes for L89.9, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.