Alphabetic Index · main term
Bed sore
Bed sore is a main term in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index (Index to Diseases and Injuries). It is a cross-reference: the Index sends you to Ulcer, pressure, by site, which lists L89.9-. Confirm the code in the Tabular List before you report it.
Where the Index sends you
see Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure (pressure area)
Pressure ulcer of unspecified site
More specific codes under L89.9 7
- L89.90Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stageBillable
- L89.91Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1Billable
- L89.92Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2Billable
- L89.93Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3Billable
- L89.94Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4Billable
- L89.95Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unstageableBillable
- L89.96Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified siteBillable