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ICD-10-CM L97: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lowe… · Codelle

L97

ICD-10-CM

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, NEC

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Clinical Notes

Includes

chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
non-healing ulcer of skin
non-infected sinus of skin
trophic ulcer NOS
tropical ulcer NOS
ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS

Excludes 2 · Not included here

pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
skin infections (L00-L08)
specific infections classified to A00-B99

Code first

any associated underlying condition, such as:
any associated gangrene (I96)
atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (I70.23-, I70.24-, I70.33-, I70.34-, I70.43-, I70.44-, I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.63-, I70.64-, I70.73-, I70.74-)
chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-)
diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (7)

L97.1Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh

L97.2Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf

L97.3Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankle

L97.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfoot

L97.5Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot

L97.8Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of lower leg

L97.9Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of lower leg

Same Category

L97.1Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh L97.10Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh L97.101Non-prs chronic ulcer of unsp thigh limited to brkdwn skin L97.102Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unsp thigh w fat layer exposed L97.103Non-prs chronic ulcer of unsp thigh w necrosis of muscle

L97.104Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unsp thigh w necrosis of bone

L97.105Non-prs chr ulc of unsp thigh with msl invl w/o evd of necr

L97.106Non-prs chr ulc of unsp thigh with bone invl w/o evd of necr

L97.108Non-prs chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with oth severity

L97.109Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unsp thigh with unsp severity

+5 more in this category

Code History

Added in FY2024
Active (FY2026)

Change History

FY2026 snapshotNon-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, NEC
FY2025 snapshotNon-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, NEC
FY2024 snapshotNon-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, NEC