L98.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
- Tropical ulcer NOS
- Ulcer of skin NOS
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- gangrene (I96)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99
- ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)
Subcategories (8)
- L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
- L98.42 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
- L98.43 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen
- L98.44 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest
- L98.45 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck
- L98.46 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face
- L98.47 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin
- L98.49 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites