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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.423
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.423
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L98.423 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L98.423 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L98.423 - other international versions of ICD-10 L98.423 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L98.423 contain annotation back-references
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that may be applicable to
L98.423:
Approximate Synonyms
- Chronic ulcer of back with muscle necrosis
- Chronic ulcer of back, muscle necrosis
ICD-10-CM L98.423 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 L98.423 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L98.423
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
L98.423
…… with necrosis of muscle
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.