Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

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 8 more specific codes instead:

L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock (also a header)
L98.42 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back (also a header)
L98.43 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen (also a header)
L98.44 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest (also a header)
L98.45 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck (also a header)
L98.46 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face (also a header)
L98.47 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin (also a header)
L98.49 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites (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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L98.0	Pyogenic granuloma	Valid
L98.1	Factitial dermatitis	Valid
L98.2	Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]	Valid
L98.3	Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]	Valid
L98.5	Mucinosis of the skin	Valid
L98.6	Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	Valid
L98.7	Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue	Valid
L98.8	Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	Valid
L98.9	Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified	Valid
L98.A	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified	Not billable