ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99
L80-L99
L97-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.226

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.226

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

2018 - New Code

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

L97.226 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Non-prs chr ulc of left calf with bone invl w/o evd of necr
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.226 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.226 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.226 may differ.

The following code(s) above L97.226 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 L97.226:

L00-L99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L97
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
Code First
- any associated underlying condition, such as:
- any associated gangrene (I96)
- atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (I70.23-, I70.24-, I70.33-, I70.34-, I70.43-, I70.44-, I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.63-, I70.64-, I70.73-, I70.74-)
- chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-)
- diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
- postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-)
Includes
- chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
- non-healing ulcer of skin
- non-infected sinus of skin
- trophic ulcer NOS
- tropical ulcer NOS
- ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
Type 2 Excludes
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM L97.226 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

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 L97.226 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2018 (effective 10/1/2017): New code
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
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L97.226:

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 2023 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 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    - left L97.229
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.229
      Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with unspecified severity
      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      - with
        bone involvement without evidence of necrosis L97.226

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L97.226

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

L97.222 …… with fat layer exposed

L97.223 …… with necrosis of muscle

L97.224 …… with necrosis of bone

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

L97.302 …… with fat layer exposed

L97.303 …… with necrosis of muscle

L97.304 …… with necrosis of bone

L97.305 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis

L97.306 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.226

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with unspecified severity

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf with unspecified severity