1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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3. L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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4. L97- Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.909

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

2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code

• L97.909 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• Short description: Non-prs chronic ulc unsp prt of unsp low leg w unsp severity
• The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.909 became effective on October 1, 2017.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.909 - other international versions of ICD-10 L97.909 may differ.

• Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of leg
• Atherosclerotic ischemic ulcer of lower leg
• Chronic neurogenic ulcer of lower limb
• Chronic ulcer of lower extremity
• Chronic ulcer of lower leg
• Diabetes type 1 with diabetic ulcer of lower leg
• Diabetes type 1 with leg ulcer
• Diabetes type 2 with diabetic ulcer of lower leg
• Diabetes type 2 with leg ulcer
• Diabetic ulcer of lower leg due to dm 1
• Diabetic ulcer of lower leg due to dm 2
• Ischemic leg ulcer
• Ischemic ulcer of lower leg due to atherosclerotic disease
• Leg ulcer due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Neuropathic ulcer of leg
• Postthrombotic ulcer
• Postthrombotic ulcer with inflammation
• Stasis dermatitis and venous ulcer due to postphlebitic syndrome
• Stasis ulcer with varicose vein
• Ulcer leg, chronic
• Ulcer of leg
• Ulcer of lower extremity
• Ulcer of lower extremity due to postphlebitic syndrome
• Ulcer of lower leg
• Ulcer of lower limb due to postphlebitic syndrome
• Ulcer of lower limb due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Ulcer of the lower leg
• Varicose ulcer
• Varicose ulcer of lower extremity
• Varicose ulcer of lower leg
• Varicose veins of lower limb, with ulcer
• Venous stasis edema w ulcer and inflammation
• Venous stasis ulcer of lower limb
• Venous stasis ulcer with edema and inflammation
• Venous stasis ulcer with edema of lower leg

• 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
• 576 Skin graft except for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc
• 577 Skin graft except for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc
• 578 Skin graft except 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 L97.909 to ICD-9-CM

• 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

• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • lower limb (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) L97.909
    • lower leg NOS L97.909

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