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L97.1

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • L97.10 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh (also a header)
  • L97.11 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right thigh (also a header)
  • L97.12 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 - 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-)

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
L97.2 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf Not billable
L97.3 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankle Not billable
L97.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfoot Not billable
L97.5 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot Not billable
L97.8 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of lower leg Not billable
L97.9 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of lower leg Not billable