Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of right lower leg with unspecified severity. L97.919 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Open wound of lower leg 1 S81.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.8 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S81.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 S81.8 may differ.
pressure ulcer (pressure area) ( L89.-) Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
Pressure ulcer L89- 1 bed sore 2 decubitus ulcer 3 plaster ulcer 4 pressure area 5 pressure sore
ICD-10 code L97. 909 for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound, right lower leg, initial encounter S81. 801A.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
ICD-10 code S81. 802A for Unspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
25 for Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
Burn Wound Burn wounds can be classified based on the extent of the injury: First-degree burns affect only the epidermis and may cause redness and pain. Second-degree burns affect the epidermis and the dermis and may cause blisters. Third-degree burns reach into the fatty layer under the skin and may destroy nerves.
ICD-10 Code for Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified- L08. 9- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified multiple injuries- T07- Codify by AAPC.
Unspecified open wound, unspecified lower leg, initial encounter. S81. 809A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S81.
The stasis ulcer caused by venous insufficiency is captured first with the code for underlying disease (459.81) followed by the code for the location of the ulcer (707.13).
2. A non-healing wound, such as an ulcer, is not coded with an injury code beginning with the letter S. Four common codes are L97-, “non-pressure ulcers”; L89-, “pressure ulcers”; I83-, “varicose veins with ulcers”; and I70.