The most common areas where pressure sores occur include:
Disclosures: Kuwahara reports serving as a CMS fellow and previously served as a fellow at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations. Disclosures: Kuwahara reports serving as a CMS fellow and previously served as a fellow at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations.
Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)
Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2
ICD-10 Code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg- L97. 92- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 Code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity- L97. 909- Codify by AAPC.
L97. 919 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of right lower leg with unspecified severity. ICD-10-CM.
499: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity.
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity. L97. 909 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 L97.
Venous leg ulcers are open, often painful, sores in the skin that take more than a month to heal. They usually develop on the inside of the leg, just above the ankle. If you have a venous leg ulcer, you may also have: swollen ankles (oedema) discolouration and darkening of the skin around the ulcer.
Venous Stasis Ulcer w/o varicose vein = I87. 2 per ICD-10 index, which is venous insufficiency.
Provider's guide to diagnose and code PAD Peripheral Artery Disease (ICD-10 code I73. 9) is estimated to affect 12 to 20% of Americans age 65 and older with as many as 75% of that group being asymptomatic (Rogers et al, 2011).
ICD-10 code M79. 604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified L98. 9.
Non-pressure chronic ulcers are similar to pressure ulcers in that they require documentation of the site, severity and laterality. Category L97 and L98 are for non-pressure ulcers, and have an instructional note to code first any associated underlying condition, such as: Associated gangrene.