Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with other specified severity

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

FY2018 Added to the code set Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other sites with other specified severity
FY2019 Description revised ~~Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other sites with other specified severity~~ Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with other specified 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.

Naga sore
Phagedena
Sloughing
Sphacelus
Veldt sore
Sore > Naga
Sore > veldt
Desert > sore
Mortification
Sore > desert
Sore > of skin
Sore > tropical
Meleney's > ulcer
Sloughing > ulcer
Necrosis, necrotic
Meleney's > gangrene
Phagedena > tropical
Barcoo disease or rot
Pemphigus > gangrenous
Cellulitis > gangrenous
Dropsy, dropsical > gangrenous
Gangrene, gangrenous > Meleney's
Lesion > ulcerated or ulcerative
Infection, infected, infective > skin > ulcer
Gangrene, gangrenous > progressive synergistic
Infection, infected, infective > local, skin > ulcer
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > chronic
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > trophic
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > atrophic
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > tropical
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > fistulous
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > Meleney's
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > sloughing
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > gangrenous
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > phagedenic
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > neurogenic NEC
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > unspecified site
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > nose, nasal > skin
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > perforating > skin
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > skin > with gangrene

Showing 40 of 43 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L98.491	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites limited to breakdown of skin	Valid
L98.492	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with fat layer exposed	Valid
L98.493	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of muscle	Valid
L98.494	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of bone	Valid
L98.495	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.496	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.499	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity	Valid