ICD-10-CM Code L97.5
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot
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 L97.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of L97.5 that describes the diagnosis 'non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot' in more detail.
- L97.5 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot NON-BILLABLE
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- L97.501 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.502 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.503 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.504 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.509 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot with unspecified severity BILLABLE
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- L97.511 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right foot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.512 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right foot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.513 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right foot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.514 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right foot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.519 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right foot with unspecified severity BILLABLE
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- L97.521 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot limited to breakdown of skin BILLABLE
- L97.522 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot with fat layer exposed BILLABLE
- L97.523 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot with necrosis of muscle BILLABLE
- L97.524 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot with necrosis of bone BILLABLE
- L97.529 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot 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 L97.5 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 toe
Parent Code: L97 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified