Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with unspecified severity

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2026 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2026 to now.

FY2026 Added to the code set Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with unspecified severity

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > chest

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L98.441	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest limited to breakdown of skin	Valid
L98.442	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with fat layer exposed	Valid
L98.443	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of muscle	Valid
L98.444	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of bone	Valid
L98.445	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.446	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.448	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with other specified severity	Valid