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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 L97.201
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.201
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf limited to breakdown of skin
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.201 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 calf limited to brkdwn skin
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.201 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.201 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.201 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L97.201 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
L97.201:
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of calf limited to skin layer
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Chronic ulcer of calf limited to skin layer
- Chronic ulcer of calf, breakdown of skin
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Diabetic ulcer of calf limited to skin layer due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of calf limited to skin layer due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of calf limited to skin layer
- Neuropathic ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Varicose ulcer of calf limited to skin layer
- Varicose ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of calf, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of calf limited to skin layer
ICD-10-CM L97.201 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 L97.201 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
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- calf L97.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.209
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with unspecified severity
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- with
- skin breakdown only L97.201
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.201
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.
