L89Non-billable (header)

Pressure ulcer

✓ Includes

  • •bed sore
  • •decubitus ulcer
  • •plaster ulcer
  • •pressure area
  • •pressure sore

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •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 Hierarchy

┌12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)├L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)├L89Pressure ulcer
└L89Pressure ulcer

Not sure between two codes?

⇄ Compare L89 with another code →
← Back to search