Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable header
L97 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
- non-healing ulcer of skin
- non-infected sinus of skin
- trophic ulcer NOS
- tropical ulcer NOS
- ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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.-)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition first.
- any associated underlying condition, such as:
- any associated gangrene (I96)
- atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (I70.23-, I70.24-, I70.33-, I70.34-, I70.43-, I70.44-, I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.63-, I70.64-, I70.73-, I70.74-)
- chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-)
- diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
- postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-)
More specific codes L97
- L97.1Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thighHeader
- L97.2Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calfHeader
- L97.3Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankleHeader
- L97.4Non-pressure chronic ulcer of heel and midfootHeader
- L97.5Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of footHeader
- L97.8Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of lower legHeader
- L97.9Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of lower legHeader
Related codes
- L80VitiligoBillable
- L81Other disorders of pigmentationHeader
- L82Seborrheic keratosisHeader
- L83Acanthosis nigricansBillable
- L84Corns and callositiesBillable
- L85Other epidermal thickeningHeader
- L86Keratoderma in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- L87Transepidermal elimination disordersHeader
- L88Pyoderma gangrenosumBillable
- L89Pressure ulcerHeader
- L90Atrophic disorders of skinHeader
- L91Hypertrophic disorders of skinHeader
- L92Granulomatous disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissueHeader
- L93Lupus erythematosusHeader
- L94Other localized connective tissue disordersHeader
- L95Vasculitis limited to skin, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- L98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
- L99Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhereBillable