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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 L97.20
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.20
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- L97.20 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.20 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.20 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.20 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L97.20 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
L97.20:
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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.20
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
L97.21 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf
L97.211 …… 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.