L98.49
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites
L98.49 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are L98.491 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites limited to breakdown of skin, L98.492 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with fat layer exposed, L98.493 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of muscle, L98.494 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of bone and 4 more. Its coding notes include 16 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
A non-pressure ulcer described as healing is coded from the documentation. If the severity is not documented, the unspecified-severity code is assigned.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin NOS
More specific codes under L98.49 8
- L98.491Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites limited to breakdown of skinBillable
- L98.492Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with fat layer exposedBillable
- L98.493Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of muscleBillable
- L98.494Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of boneBillable
- L98.495Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.496Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.498Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with other specified severityBillable
- L98.499Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severityBillable