Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with necrosis of bone

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 right hand 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.

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative > hand > right > with > bone necrosis

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
L98.A311	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand limited to breakdown of skin	Valid
L98.A312	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with fat layer exposed	Valid
L98.A313	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with necrosis of muscle	Valid
L98.A315	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.A316	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis	Valid
L98.A318	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with other specified severity	Valid
L98.A319	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right hand with unspecified severity	Valid