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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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L98-
Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.42
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- L98.42 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM L98.42 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L98.42 - other international versions of ICD-10 L98.42 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L98.42 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
L98.42:
- 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L98.42
L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
L98.411 …… limited to breakdown of skin
L98.415 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L98.416 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L98.418 …… with other specified severity
L98.419 …… with unspecified severity
L98.42
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
L98.421 …… limited to breakdown of skin
L98.425 …… with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
L98.426 …… with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
L98.428 …… with other specified severity
L98.429 …… with unspecified severity
L98.49 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites
L98.491 …… 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.
