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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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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.223
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with necrosis of muscle
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- L97.223 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 calf w necrosis of muscle
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.223 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.223 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.223 may differ.
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L97.223 contain annotation back-references
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L97.223:
Approximate Synonyms
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis
- Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Chronic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis
- Chronic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis due to diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis due to diabetes mellitus type 2
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis due to dm 1
- Diabetic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis due to dm 2
- Neuropathic ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis
- Neuropathic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left calf with inflammation, muscle necrosis
- Postthrombotic ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Ulcer with inflammation of left calf and muscle necrosis due to postphlebitic syndrome
- Varicose ulcer of left calf with inflammation and muscle necrosis
- Varicose ulcer of left calf with inflammation, muscle necrosis
- Varicose ulcer of left calf with muscle necrosis
- Varicose ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left calf with inflammation, muscle necrosis
- Venous stasis edema with ulcer of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema and inflammation of left calf, muscle necrosis
- Venous stasis ulcer with edema of left calf with muscle necrosis
ICD-10-CM L97.223 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
- 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 L97.223 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
- 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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ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.223
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
L97.223
…… with necrosis of muscle
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.