L89
Non-billablePressure ulcer
Pressure ulcer
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
L80-L99
Child Codes
9
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
- diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
- non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)
Child Codes (9)
L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbow
L89.1Pressure ulcer of back
L89.2Pressure ulcer of hip
L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttock
L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
L89.5Pressure ulcer of ankle
L89.6Pressure ulcer of heel
L89.8Pressure ulcer of other site
L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified site
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Bed SoreC4554531
- Bed SoresC4554531
- Bed soreC4554531
- Bed soresC4554531
- BedsoreC4554531
- BedsoresC4554531
- DecubitiC4554531
- DecubitusC4554531
- Decubitus SoreC4554531
- Decubitus SoresC4554531
- Decubitus UlcerC4554531
- Decubitus UlcersC4554531
- Decubitus ulcerC4554531
- Decubitus ulcersC4554531
- Injury, PressureC4554531
- Pressure InjuriesC4554531
- Pressure InjuryC4554531
- Pressure SoreC4554531
- Pressure Sore Or UlcerC4554531
- Pressure SoresC4554531
- Pressure UlcerC4554531
- Pressure UlcersC4554531
- Pressure injuryC4554531
- Pressure injury (disorder)C4554531
- Pressure injury (morphologic abnormality)C4554531
- Pressure soreC4554531
- Pressure ulcerC4554531
- Pressure ulcer of unspecified siteC4554531
- Pressure ulcersC4554531
- Sore, BedC4554531
- Sore, DecubitusC4554531
- Sore, PressureC4554531
- Ulcer, DecubitusC4554531
- Ulcer, PressureC4554531
- bed soreC4554531
- bed soresC4554531
- bedsoreC4554531
- contact ulcerC4554531
- contact ulcersC4554531
- decubitus skin ulcersC4554531
- decubitus ulcerC4554531
- decubitus ulcersC4554531
- pressure soreC4554531
- pressure soresC4554531
- pressure ulcerC4554531
- pressure ulcersC4554531
- Plaster ulcerC0263559
- Plaster ulcer (disorder)C0263559
- plaster ulcerC0263559
- pressure areaC1395831
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L89?
ICD-10-CM code L89 represents "Pressure ulcer". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is L89 a billable code?
No, L89 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under L89.
What chapter is L89 in?
L89 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What are the subcategories under L89?
L89 has 9 child codes, including: L89.0 (Pressure ulcer of elbow), L89.1 (Pressure ulcer of back), L89.2 (Pressure ulcer of hip), L89.3 (Pressure ulcer of buttock), and 5 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L89?
L89 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C4554531, C0263559, C1395831. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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