L98.499
BillableNon-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of sites w unsp severity
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity
Coding Notes
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Infected skin ulcer2622007
- Infected ulcer of skin2622007
- Syphilitic punched out ulcer4483005
- Arterial ulcer13954005
- Ischaemic ulcer13954005
- Ischemic ulcer13954005
- Chronic skin ulcer19429009
- Chronic ulcer of skin19429009
- Tropical phagedaenic ulcer32940002
- Tropical phagedenic ulcer32940002
- Cutaneous ulcer46742003
- Skin ulcer46742003
- Erosion of skin93448009
- Superficial ulcer of skin93448009
- Hypertensive ischaemic ulcer95343001
- Hypertensive ischemic ulcer95343001
- Ischaemic ulcer of skin due to arterial hypertension95343001
- Ischemic ulcer of skin due to arterial hypertension95343001
- Mucocutaneous ulcer95346009
- Application site ulcer95368004
- Injection site ulcer95400005
- Chronic trophic ulcer of skin111204001
- Ulcer caused by Treponema vincentii129668006
- Skin ulcer swab taken168307001
- Barcoo rot238423005
- Desert sore238423005
- Veldt sore238423005
- Cutaneous complication of BCG immunisation238430004
- Cutaneous complication of BCG immunization238430004
- Cutaneous complication of bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunisation238430004
- Cutaneous complication of bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunization238430004
- BCG ulcer238432007
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) ulcer238432007
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin ulcer238432007
- Cutaneous streptococcal ulcer240424003
- Discharge from skin ulcer247453004
- Observation of discharge of skin297970000
- Skin discharge297970000
- Skin exudate297970000
- Finger ulcer308900004
- Generalised aphthosis309740007
- Generalized aphthosis309740007
- Infection caused by Mycobacterium bovis373437006
- Cytomegalovirus infection of skin402122002
- Infection of skin caused by Cytomegalovirus402122002
- Dermatosis due to peripheral nerve disorder402740007
- Dermatosis secondary to peripheral nerve disorder402740007
- Dermatitis due to chemotherapy402752000
- Dermatosis due to cytotoxic therapy402752000
- Dermatosis caused by therapeutic ionising irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis caused by therapeutic ionizing irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis due to therapeutic ionising irradiation402761000
- Dermatosis due to therapeutic ionizing irradiation402761000
- Disorder of skin due to radiation therapy402761000
- Disorder of skin due to radiotherapy402761000
- Neuropathic ulcer403601003
- Neurotrophic ulcer403601003
- Cutaneous ulceration due to cytotoxic therapy403642000
- Methotrexate skin ulceration403643005
- Radiation ulcer403722002
- Ulceration of skin caused by therapeutic ionising radiation403722002
- Ulceration of skin caused by therapeutic ionizing radiation403722002
- Ulceration of skin due to radiation therapy403722002
- Ulceration of skin due to radiotherapy403722002
- Ulceration of skin due to therapeutic ionising radiation403722002
- Ulceration of skin due to therapeutic ionizing radiation403722002
- Cratered skin lesion420369001
- Cratered ulcer420369001
- Deep skin crater420369001
- Diabetic skin ulcer422183001
- Skin ulcer due to diabetes mellitus422183001
- Ulcer of limb due to chronic venous insufficiency440346008
- Skin ulcer with punched out edge445474002
- Ulcer of skin of face446242003
- Vesiculoerosive lesion708484008
- Ulceration of umbilical cord and atresia of intestine syndrome719844007
- Umbilical cord ulceration with intestinal atresia syndrome719844007
- Chrome ulcer of skin726540006
- Ulcer of skin caused by chromium726540006
- EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) positive mucocutaneous ulcer783566008
- Mucocutaneous ulcer caused by Epstein-Barr virus783566008
- Trophic ulcer of skin827036000
- Leprosy neuropathic skin ulceration870352009
- Neuropathic ulceration of skin caused by Mycobacterium leprae870352009
- Ulcer of skin of upper extremity1269447007
- Ulcer of skin of upper limb1269447007
- Chronic ulcer of skin due to type 1 diabetes mellitus72141000119104
- Chronic ulcer of skin of left ear12277511000119102
- Chronic ulcer of skin of right ear12277471000119106
- Ischaemic ulcer of skin17111000119107
- Ischemic ulcer of skin17111000119107
- Skin ulcer caused by Cytomegalovirus689981000119103
- Ulcer of skin caused by Cytomegalovirus689981000119103
- Skin ulcer due to type 2 diabetes mellitus102621000119101
- Ulcer of skin due to type 2 diabetes mellitus102621000119101
- Ulcer of skin caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons12431000132102
- Ulcerative cytomegalovirus lesion93891000119100
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of sites w unsp severity?
The ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of sites w unsp severity is L98.499. The full clinical description is "Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity". L98.499 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code L98.499 mean?
ICD-10-CM code L98.499 represents "Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity". It is classified under Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L98.499 a billable code?
Yes, L98.499 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L98.499 in?
L98.499 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What SNOMED CT codes does L98.499 map to?
L98.499 maps to 51 SNOMED CT concepts: 95368004, 13954005, 238432007, 238423005, 726540006, and 46 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L98.499?
L98.499 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2888791. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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