L89.522

Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2

Billable / specificHCC V28 382

L89.522 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2
Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left ankle

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L89)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L89)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L89)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L89)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L89)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L89)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L89)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L89)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L89)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L89)
decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86) (from L89)
diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622) (from L89)
non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-) (from L89)
skin infections (L00-L08) (from L89)
varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2) (from L89)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2
Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left ankle