ICD-10-CM › L00-L99 › L80-L99 › L98.45 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck › L98.456

L98.456

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

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.

  1. FY2026 Added to the code set Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
L98.451 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck limited to breakdown of skin Valid
L98.452 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with fat layer exposed Valid
L98.453 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of muscle Valid
L98.454 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of bone Valid
L98.455 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis Valid
L98.458 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with other specified severity Valid
L98.459 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with unspecified severity Valid