Short description: Ulcer of heel & midfoot. ICD-9-CM 707.14 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 707.14 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
2015. Billable Thru Sept 30/2015. Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015. ICD-9-CM 707.14 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 707.14 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
ICD-9 Code 707.14 Ulcer of heel and midfoot. ICD-9 Index; Chapter: 680–709; Section: 700-709; Block: 707 Chronic ulcer of skin; 707.14 - Ulcer of heel & midfoot
ICD-9 Code 707.07 Pressure ulcer, heel. ICD-9 Index; Chapter: 680–709; Section: 700-709; Block: 707 Chronic ulcer of skin; 707.07 - Pressure ulcer, heel
707.07 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of pressure ulcer, heel. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
References found for the code 707.07 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
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
General Equivalence Map Definitions#N#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.