L89.1

Pressure ulcer of back

Non-billable header

L89.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from L89)

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • any associated gangrene (I96) (from L89)

Also known as

  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, stage 1, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, stage 2, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, stage 3, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, stage 4, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, unspecified stage, back
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, pressure, unstageable, back

Parent code

  • L89Pressure ulcerHeader

More specific codes L89.1

  • L89.10Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of backHeader
  • L89.11Pressure ulcer of right upper backHeader
  • L89.12Pressure ulcer of left upper backHeader
  • L89.13Pressure ulcer of right lower backHeader
  • L89.14Pressure ulcer of left lower backHeader
  • L89.15Pressure ulcer of sacral regionHeader

Related codes

  • L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbowHeader
  • L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipHeader
  • L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttockHeader
  • L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipHeader
  • L89.5Pressure ulcer of ankleHeader
  • L89.6Pressure ulcer of heelHeader
  • L89.8Pressure ulcer of other siteHeader
  • L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified siteHeader

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