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L89 - Pressure ulcer


The ICD 10 Code for Pressure ulcer is listed as L89.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L89
Description: Pressure ulcer
  • Includes: bed sore
  • decubitus ulcer
  • plaster ulcer
  • pressure area
  • pressure sore
  • Code first any associated gangrene (I96)
  • Excludes2: decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
  • diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
  • non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
  • skin infections (L00-L08)
  • varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of L89:
L89.0 - Pressure ulcer of elbow
L89.1 - Pressure ulcer of back
L89.2 - Pressure ulcer of hip
L89.3 - Pressure ulcer of buttock
L89.4 - Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
L89.5 - Pressure ulcer of ankle
L89.6 - Pressure ulcer of heel
L89.8 - Pressure ulcer of other site
L89.9 - Pressure ulcer of unspecified site