L98.A29

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm

FY2027Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue/L80–L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

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L98.A29 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm. 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.A291 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm limited to breakdown of skin, L98.A292 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with fat layer exposed, L98.A293 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with necrosis of muscle, L98.A294 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with necrosis of bone and 4 more. Its coding notes include 16 Excludes2 entries.

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Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified

gangrene (I96)
pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
skin infections (L00-L08)
specific infections classified to A00-B99
ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)

Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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.-)

More specific codes under L98.A29 8