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L98.A118

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Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with other specified severity

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A chronic, non-healing ulcer on the right upper arm with a severity level that doesn't fit into the standard categories but is still specified in the documentation.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when documentation describes a specific severity not captured by codes L98.A111-A116
  • •Ensure the provider's documentation clearly indicates what makes this ulcer's severity unique or different from standard categories

Code Hierarchy

└L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified└L98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified└L98.A1Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper arm└L98.A11Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm└L98.A118Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with other specified severity
└L98.A118Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with other specified severity

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