Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of muscle
Billable / specificHCC V28 380
L98.453 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
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)
Also known as
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, neck, with muscle necrosis
Parent code
- L98.45Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neckHeader
Related codes
- L98.451Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck limited to breakdown of skinBillable
- L98.452Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with fat layer exposedBillable
- L98.454Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of boneBillable
- L98.455Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.456Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.458Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with other specified severityBillable
- L98.459Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with unspecified severityBillable