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L98.A194
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with necrosis of bone
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 unspecified upper arm with necrosis of bone
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
- Veldt sore
- Sore > Naga
- Sore > veldt
- Desert > sore
- Sore > desert
- Sore > of skin
- Sore > tropical
- Meleney's > ulcer
- Sloughing > ulcer
- Meleney's > gangrene
- Phagedena > tropical
- Barcoo disease or rot
- 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 > phagedenic
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > neurogenic NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > unspecified site
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > skin > upper limb
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > nose, nasal > skin
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > perforating > skin
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > due to > infection NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > due to > trophic disturbance
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > upper limb > upper arm > with > bone necrosis
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| L98.A191 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm limited to breakdown of skin | Valid |
| L98.A192 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with fat layer exposed | Valid |
| L98.A193 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with necrosis of muscle | Valid |
| L98.A195 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis | Valid |
| L98.A196 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis | Valid |
| L98.A198 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with other specified severity | Valid |
| L98.A199 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified upper arm with unspecified severity | Valid |