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L89

Non-Billable (Header)

Pressure ulcer

Includes

  • bed sore
  • decubitus ulcer
  • plaster ulcer
  • pressure area
  • pressure sore

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

Code First

  • any associated gangrene (I96)

Child Codes

L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbow
L89.1Pressure ulcer of back
L89.2Pressure ulcer of hip
L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttock
L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
L89.5Pressure ulcer of ankle
L89.6Pressure ulcer of heel
L89.8Pressure ulcer of other site
L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified site

Code Hierarchy

└L89Pressure ulcer
└L89Pressure ulcer

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