ICD-10-CM › L00-L99 › L80-L99 › L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of... › L98.41
L98.41
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:
- L98.411 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.412 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with fat layer exposed
- L98.413 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of muscle
- L98.414 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of bone
- L98.415 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.416 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.418 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with other specified severity
- L98.419 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with unspecified severity
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 buttock
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| L98.42 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back | Not billable |
| L98.43 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen | Not billable |
| L98.44 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest | Not billable |
| L98.45 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck | Not billable |
| L98.46 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face | Not billable |
| L98.47 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin | Not billable |
| L98.49 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites | Not billable |