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ICD-10-CM Codes
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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L80-L99
Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L97-
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.122
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.122
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposed
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.122 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh w fat layer exposed
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.122 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.122 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.122 may differ.
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L97.122 contain annotation back-references
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L97.122:
Approximate Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left thigh
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure
- Chronic ulcer of left thigh
- Chronic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of left thigh
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of left thigh
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure due to diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure due to diabetes mellitus type 2
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of left thigh
- Neuropathic ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left thigh with inflammation, fat layer exposed
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left thigh, fat layer exposed
- Ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Ulcer with inflammation of left thigh and fat layer exposure due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh with fat layer exposure
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh with inflammation and fat layer exposure
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh with inflammation, fat layer exposed
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left thigh
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left thigh with inflammation, fat layer exposed
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema and inflammation of left thigh with fat layer exposure
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of left thigh with fat layer exposure
ICD-10-CM L97.122 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 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 L97.122 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
- 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
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- thigh L97.109
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.109
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with unspecified severity
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- left L97.129
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.129
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh with unspecified severity
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- exposed fat layer L97.122
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.122
L97.111 …… limited to breakdown of skin
L97.115 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.116 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.118 …… with other specified severity
L97.119 …… with unspecified severity
L97.12 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh
L97.121 …… limited to breakdown of skin
L97.122
…… with fat layer exposed
L97.125 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.126 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.128 …… with other specified severity
L97.129 …… with unspecified severity
L97.2 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf
L97.20 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf
L97.201 …… 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.