icd-10 code for 707.14

by Deven Towne 9 min read

L97.409

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 707.14

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an approximate match to ICD-9 code 707.14:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 707.14

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

707.14 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of ulcer of heel and midfoot. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Patients

Heel problems are common and can be painful. Often, they result from too much stress on your heel bone and the tissues that surround it. That stress can come from

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

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