Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM
L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
Report one of the more specific codes below.
Codes under this one
- L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttockHeader
- L98.42 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of backHeader
- L98.43 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomenHeader
- L98.44 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chestHeader
- L98.45 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neckHeader
- L98.46 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of faceHeader
- L98.47 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groinHeader
- L98.49 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sitesHeader
Instructional notes
Chapter 12
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
This code
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
Inclusion terms
- Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
- Tropical ulcer NOS
- Ulcer of skin NOS
Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue · L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.
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