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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.101
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.101
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh limited to breakdown of skin
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.101 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Non-prs chronic ulcer of unsp thigh limited to brkdwn skin
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.101 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.101 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.101 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L97.101 contain annotation back-references
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L97.101:
Approximate Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Chronic ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer
- Chronic ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Diabetic ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer
- Neuropathic ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Varicose ulcer of thigh limited to skin layer
- Varicose ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of thigh, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of thigh limited to skin layer
ICD-10-CM L97.101 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 573 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc
- 574 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc
- 575 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis without cc/mcc
- 592 Skin ulcers with mcc
- 593 Skin ulcers with cc
- 594 Skin ulcers without cc/mcc
Convert L97.101 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- lower limb (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) L97.909
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.909
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- thigh L97.109
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.109
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with unspecified severity
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- with
- skin breakdown only L97.101
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.101
L94.8 Other specified localized connective tissue disorders
L94.9 Localized connective tissue disorder, unspecified
L95 Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classified
L95.0 Livedoid vasculitis
L95.1 Erythema elevatum diutinum
L95.8 Other vasculitis limited to the skin
L95.9 Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified
L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
L97.1 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh
L97.10 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh
L97.101
…… limited to breakdown of skin
L97.105 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.106 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.108 …… with other specified severity
L97.109 …… with unspecified severity
L97.11 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right thigh
L97.111 …… limited to breakdown of skin
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.