L97.1

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of thigh

Non-billable header

L97.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L97)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L97)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L97)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L97)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L97)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L97)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L97)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L97)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L97)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L97)
pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) (from L97)
skin infections (L00-L08) (from L97)
specific infections classified to A00-B99 (from L97)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

any associated underlying condition, such as: (from L97)
any associated gangrene (I96) (from L97)
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-) (from L97)
chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-) (from L97)
diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622) (from L97)
postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-) (from L97)
postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-) (from L97)
varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-) (from L97)