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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 L97.221
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.221
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf limited to breakdown of skin
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.221 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 left calf limited to brkdwn skin
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.221 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.221 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.221 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L97.221 contain annotation back-references
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L97.221:
Approximate Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Chronic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer
- Chronic ulcer of left calf, breakdown of skin
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer due to diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer due to diabetes mellitus type 2
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer
- Neuropathic ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left calf with inflammation, skin layer only
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left calf, skin layer only
- Ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Ulcer with inflammation of left calf limited to skin layer due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Varicose ulcer of left calf limited to skin layer
- Varicose ulcer of left calf with inflammation limited to skin layer
- Varicose ulcer of left calf with inflammation, skin layer only
- Varicose ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left calf with inflammation, skin layer only
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left calf, skin breakdown
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema and inflammation of left calf limited to skin layer
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of left calf limited to skin layer
ICD-10-CM L97.221 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 L97.221 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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- calf L97.209
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.209
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with unspecified severity
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- left L97.229
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.229
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with unspecified severity
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- with
- skin breakdown only L97.221
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.221
L97.21 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf
L97.211 …… limited to breakdown of skin
L97.215 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.216 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.218 …… with other specified severity
L97.219 …… with unspecified severity
L97.22 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf
L97.221
…… limited to breakdown of skin
L97.225 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.226 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L97.228 …… with other specified severity
L97.229 …… with unspecified severity
L97.3 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankle
L97.30 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle
L97.301 …… 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.