L98.4
Non-billableNon-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
- Tropical ulcer NOS
- Ulcer of skin NOS
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.-)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- gangrene (I96)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99
- ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Chronic skin ulcerC0157738
- Chronic skin ulcer of unspecified siteC0157738
- Chronic skin ulcersC0157738
- Chronic ulcer of skinC0157738
- Chronic ulcer of skin (disorder)C0157738
- Chronic ulcer of skin NOSC0157738
- Chronic ulcer of skin, unspecified siteC0157738
- chronic skin ulcerC0157738
- chronic skin ulcersC0157738
- Cutaneous ulcerC0037299
- Cutaneous ulcersC0037299
- Open skin soreC0037299
- Skin UlcerC0037299
- Skin UlcersC0037299
- Skin ulcerC0037299
- Skin ulcer (disorder)C0037299
- Skin ulcer NOSC0037299
- Skin ulcerationC0037299
- Skin ulcerationsC0037299
- Skin ulcersC0037299
- Ulcer of skin NOSC0037299
- Ulcer skinC0037299
- Ulcer, SkinC0037299
- Ulcers, SkinC0037299
- cutaneous ulcerC0037299
- cutaneous ulcersC0037299
- skin soresC0037299
- skin ulcerC0037299
- skin ulcerationC0037299
- skin ulcerationsC0037299
- skin ulcersC0037299
- sore on skinC0037299
- Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classifiedC2888772
- Tropical ulcerC0263556
- Tropical ulcer NOSC0263556
- tropical ulcerC0263556
- tropical ulcer NOSC0263556
- tropical ulcersC0263556
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L98.4?
ICD-10-CM code L98.4 represents "Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is L98.4 a billable code?
No, L98.4 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under L98.4.
What chapter is L98.4 in?
L98.4 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What are the subcategories under L98.4?
L98.4 has 3 child codes, including: L98.41 (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock), L98.42 (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back), L98.49 (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites).
What are the UMLS CUIs for L98.4?
L98.4 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0157738, C0037299, C2888772, C0263556. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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