L98.44

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest

Non-billable header

L98.44 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes2

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

pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) (from L98.4)
gangrene (I96) (from L98.4)
skin infections (L00-L08) (from L98.4)
specific infections classified to A00-B99 (from L98.4)
ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-) (from L98.4)
varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93) (from L98.4)
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L98)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L98)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L98)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L98)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L98)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L98)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L98)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L98)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L98)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L98)

L98.441Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest limited to breakdown of skinBillable
L98.442Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with fat layer exposedBillable
L98.443Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of muscleBillable
L98.444Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of boneBillable
L98.445Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L98.446Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L98.448Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with other specified severityBillable
L98.449Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with unspecified severityBillable