Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with muscle 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.

FY2026 Added to the code set Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with muscle 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.

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > face > with > muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L98.461	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face limited to breakdown of skin	Valid
L98.462	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with fat layer exposed	Valid
L98.463	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with necrosis of muscle	Valid
L98.464	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with necrosis of bone	Valid
L98.466	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.468	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with other specified severity	Valid
L98.469	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with unspecified severity	Valid