ICD-10-CM Code L97.4
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfoot
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L97.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of L97.4 that describes the diagnosis 'non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfoot' in more detail.
- L97.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfoot NON-BILLABLE
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- L97.401 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified heel and midfoot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.402 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified heel and midfoot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.403 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified heel and midfoot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.404 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified heel and midfoot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.409 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified heel and midfoot with unspecified severity BILLABLE
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- L97.411 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.412 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.413 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.414 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.419 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with unspecified severity BILLABLE
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- L97.421 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left heel and midfoot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.422 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left heel and midfoot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.423 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left heel and midfoot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.424 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left heel and midfoot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.429 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left heel and midfoot with unspecified severity BILLABLE
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The ICD code L97 is used to code Venous ulcer
Venous ulcers (venous insufficiency ulceration, stasis ulcers, stasis dermatitis, varicose ulcers, or ulcus cruris) are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the legs (hence leg ulcers).:846 They are the major occurrence of chronic wounds, occurring in 70% to 90% of leg ulcer cases. Venous ulcers develop mostly along the medial distal leg, and can be very painful.
Specialty: | Dermatology |
MeSH Code: | D014647 |
ICD 9 Code: | 454.0 |
Venous ulcer on the back of the right leg.
Coding Notes for L97.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of plantar surface of midfoot
Parent Code: L97 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified