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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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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.129
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.129
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left thigh with unspecified severity
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.129 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 with unsp severity
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.129 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.129 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.129 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L97.129 contain annotation back-references
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L97.129:
Approximate Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left thigh
- Chronic ulcer of left thigh
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of left thigh
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of left thigh
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh due to diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh due to diabetes mellitus type 2
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left thigh due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of left thigh
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left thigh
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left thigh with inflammation
- Ulcer of left thigh
- Ulcer of left thigh due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Ulcer with inflammation of left thigh due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh
- Varicose ulcer of left thigh with inflammation
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left thigh
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left thigh with inflammation
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema and inflammation of left thigh
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of left thigh
ICD-10-CM L97.129 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 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 L97.129 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
- 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 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 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.129
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
L97.125 …… 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
L97.205 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.206 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.208 …… with other specified severity
L97.209 …… with unspecified severity
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.