L89

Pressure ulcer

Specific Codes Under L89

Use a more specific code below for billing and documentation.

Pressure ulcer of elbow

Pressure ulcer of back

Pressure ulcer of hip

Pressure ulcer of buttock

Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

Pressure ulcer of ankle

Pressure ulcer of heel

Pressure ulcer of other site

Pressure ulcer of unspecified site

None inclusion terms specified for this code.

None code first specified for this code.

None use additional code specified for this code.

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

None specified for this code.

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

• decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
• diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
• non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
• skin infections (L00-L08)
• varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)

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