L89.42

Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2

Billable / specificHCC V28 382

L89.42 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
  • Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

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

  • Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
  • Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

Parent code

  • L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipHeader

Related codes

  • L89.40Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stageBillable
  • L89.41Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1Billable
  • L89.43Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3Billable
  • L89.44Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4Billable
  • L89.45Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageableBillable
  • L89.46Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipBillable

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