L89Pressure ulcer
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Coding Notes
Includes
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- 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)
Code First
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Subcategories (9)
- L89.0 Pressure ulcer of elbow
- L89.1 Pressure ulcer of back
- L89.2 Pressure ulcer of hip
- L89.3 Pressure ulcer of buttock
- L89.4 Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.5 Pressure ulcer of ankle
- L89.6 Pressure ulcer of heel
- L89.8 Pressure ulcer of other site
- L89.9 Pressure ulcer of unspecified site