Category · FY2027
L89 Pressure ulcer
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L89 is not billable. The category heads 175 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 9 subdivisions.
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- 175
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- 9
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- 0 / 50
- HCC V28 codes
- 100
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 85
Codes in L89
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbowHeader
- L89.00Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbowHeader
- L89.000Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unstageableBillable381
- L89.001Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified elbow
- L89.002Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified elbow
- L89.003Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified elbow
- L89.004Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified elbow
- L89.006Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbowBillable
- L89.009Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of elbow NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage
- L89.01Pressure ulcer of right elbowHeader
- L89.010Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageableBillable381
- L89.011Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right elbow
- L89.012Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right elbow
- L89.013Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right elbow
- L89.014Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right elbow
- L89.016Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right elbowBillable
- L89.019Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow NOS
- L89.02Pressure ulcer of left elbowHeader
- L89.020Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unstageableBillable381
- L89.021Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left elbow
- L89.022Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left elbow
- L89.023Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left elbow
- L89.024Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left elbow
- L89.026Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbowBillable
- L89.029Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow NOS
- L89.1Pressure ulcer of backHeader
- L89.10Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of backHeader
- L89.100Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unstageableBillable381
- L89.101Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified part of back
- L89.102Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified part of back
- L89.103Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified part of back
- L89.104Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified part of back
- L89.106Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified part of backBillable
- L89.109Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stage
- L89.11Pressure ulcer of right upper backHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Pressure ulcer of right shoulder blade
- L89.110Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unstageableBillable381
- L89.111Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right upper back
- L89.112Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right upper back
- L89.113Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right upper back
- L89.114Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right upper back
- L89.116Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right upper backBillable
- L89.119Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stage
- L89.12Pressure ulcer of left upper backHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Pressure ulcer of left shoulder blade
- L89.120Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unstageableBillable381
- L89.121Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left upper back
- L89.122Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left upper back
- L89.123Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left upper back
- L89.124Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left upper back
- L89.126Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper backBillable
- L89.129Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stage
- L89.13Pressure ulcer of right lower backHeader
- L89.130Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unstageableBillable381
- L89.131Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right lower back
- L89.132Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right lower back
- L89.133Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right lower back
- L89.134Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right lower back
- L89.136Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right lower backBillable
- L89.139Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, unspecified stage
- L89.14Pressure ulcer of left lower backHeader
- L89.140Pressure ulcer of left lower back, unstageableBillable381
- L89.141Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left lower back
- L89.142Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left lower back
- L89.143Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left lower back
- L89.144Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left lower back
- L89.146Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left lower backBillable
- L89.149Pressure ulcer of left lower back, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, unspecified stage
- L89.15Pressure ulcer of sacral regionHeader
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Pressure ulcer of coccyx
- Pressure ulcer of tailbone
- L89.150Pressure ulcer of sacral region, unstageableBillable381
- L89.151Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, sacral region
- L89.152Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, sacral region
- L89.153Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, sacral region
- L89.154Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, sacral region
- L89.156Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of sacral regionBillable
- L89.159Pressure ulcer of sacral region, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, unspecified stage
- L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipHeader
- L89.20Pressure ulcer of unspecified hipHeader
- L89.200Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unstageableBillable381
- L89.201Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified hip
- L89.202Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified hip
- L89.203Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified hip
- L89.204Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified hip
- L89.206Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified hipBillable
- L89.209Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stage
- L89.21Pressure ulcer of right hipHeader
- L89.210Pressure ulcer of right hip, unstageableBillable381
- L89.211Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right hip
- L89.212Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right hip
- L89.213Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right hip
- L89.214Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right hip
- L89.216Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right hipBillable
- L89.219Pressure ulcer of right hip, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, unspecified stage
- L89.22Pressure ulcer of left hipHeader
- L89.220Pressure ulcer of left hip, unstageableBillable381
- L89.221Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip back, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left hip
- L89.222Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left hip
- L89.223Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left hip
- L89.224Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left hip
- L89.226Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left hipBillable
- L89.229Pressure ulcer of left hip, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, unspecified stage
- L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttockHeader
- L89.30Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttockHeader
- L89.300Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unstageableBillable381
- L89.301Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified buttock
- L89.302Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified buttock
- L89.303Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified buttock
- L89.304Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified buttock
- L89.306Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified buttockBillable
- L89.309Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage
- L89.31Pressure ulcer of right buttockHeader
- L89.310Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unstageableBillable381
- L89.311Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right buttock
- L89.312Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right buttock
- L89.313Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right buttock
- L89.314Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right buttock
- L89.316Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right buttockBillable
- L89.319Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage
- L89.32Pressure ulcer of left buttockHeader
- L89.320Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unstageableBillable381
- L89.321Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left buttock
- L89.322Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left buttock
- L89.323Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left buttock
- L89.324Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left buttock
- L89.326Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left buttockBillable
- L89.329Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage
- L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipHeader
- L89.40Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage
- L89.41Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.42Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.43Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.44Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.45Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageableBillable381
- L89.46Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipBillable
- L89.5Pressure ulcer of ankleHeader
- L89.50Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankleHeader
- L89.500Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unstageableBillable381
- L89.501Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified ankle
- L89.502Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified ankle
- L89.503Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified ankle
- L89.504Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified ankle
- L89.506Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified ankleBillable
- L89.509Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stage
- L89.51Pressure ulcer of right ankleHeader
- L89.510Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unstageableBillable381
- L89.511Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right ankle
- L89.512Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right ankle
- L89.513Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right ankle
- L89.514Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right ankle
- L89.516Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right ankleBillable
- L89.519Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, unspecified stage
- L89.52Pressure ulcer of left ankleHeader
- L89.520Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unstageableBillable381
- L89.521Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left ankle
- L89.522Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left ankle
- L89.523Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left ankle
- L89.524Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left ankle
- L89.526Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left ankleBillable
- L89.529Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, unspecified stage
- L89.6Pressure ulcer of heelHeader
- L89.60Pressure ulcer of unspecified heelHeader
- L89.600Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unstageableBillable381
- L89.601Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified heel
- L89.602Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified heel
- L89.603Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified heel
- L89.604Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified heel
- L89.606Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified heelBillable
- L89.609Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unspecified stage
- L89.61Pressure ulcer of right heelHeader
- L89.610Pressure ulcer of right heel, unstageableBillable381
- L89.611Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right heel
- L89.612Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right heel
- L89.613Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right heel
- L89.614Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right heel
- L89.616Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right heelBillable
- L89.619Pressure ulcer of right heel, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, unspecified stage
- L89.62Pressure ulcer of left heelHeader
- L89.620Pressure ulcer of left heel, unstageableBillable381
- L89.621Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left heel
- L89.622Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left heel
- L89.623Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left heel
- L89.624Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left heel
- L89.626Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left heelBillable
- L89.629Pressure ulcer of left heel, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, unspecified stage
- L89.8Pressure ulcer of other siteHeader
- L89.81Pressure ulcer of headHeader
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Pressure ulcer of face
- L89.810Pressure ulcer of head, unstageableBillable381
- L89.811Pressure ulcer of head, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, head
- L89.812Pressure ulcer of head, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, head
- L89.813Pressure ulcer of head, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, head
- L89.814Pressure ulcer of head, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, head
- L89.816Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of headBillable
- L89.819Pressure ulcer of head, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of head NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of head, unspecified stage
- L89.89Pressure ulcer of other siteHeader
- L89.890Pressure ulcer of other site, unstageableBillable381
- L89.891Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, other site
- L89.892Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, other site
- L89.893Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, other site
- L89.894Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, other site
- L89.896Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of other siteBillable
- L89.899Pressure ulcer of other site, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of other site, unspecified stage
- L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified siteHeader
- L89.90Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stageBillable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage
- L89.91Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1Billable
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified site
- L89.92Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2Billable382
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2
- Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified site
- L89.93Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3BillableMCC381
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3
- Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified site
- L89.94Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4BillableMCC379
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4
- Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified site
- L89.95Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unstageableBillable381
- L89.96Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified siteBillable
CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).
Instructions
At L89
Includes
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes2
- decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86) N86
- diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622) 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.-) L97
- skin infections (L00-L08) L00 L08
- varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2) I83.0 I83.2
Code first
- any associated gangrene (I96) I96
Notes that also apply
Chapter 12 instructions (Excludes2 10): printed on the chapter 12 page.
Index entries
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area) → L89.9-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›hip → L89.2-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›buttock → L89.3-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›contiguous site of back, buttock, hip → L89.4-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›ankle → L89.5-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›heel → L89.6-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›face → L89.81-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›head → L89.81-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›specified site NEC → L89.89-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema)›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis)›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue)›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone)›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unspecified stage›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unstageable›elbow → L89.0-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema)›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis)›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue)›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone)›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unspecified stage›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unstageable›back → L89.1-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema)›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema)›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis)›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis)›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue)›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue)›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone)›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone)›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unspecified stage›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unspecified stage›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unstageable›coccyx → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›unstageable›sacral region (tailbone) → L89.15-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema)›hip → L89.2-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis)›hip → L89.2-
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›pressure (pressure area)›stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue)›hip → L89.2-
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