L98.4
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
Code Hierarchy
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
- Tropical ulcer NOS
- Ulcer of skin NOS
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- I96 - gangrene (I96)
- L00.-L08 - skin infections (L00-L08)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99
- ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
- I83.0-I8393 - varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)
Specific Codes (8)
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites
Related Codes
Pyogenic granuloma
Factitial dermatitis
Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified
Mucinosis of the skin
Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
