Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand
Non-billable header
L98.A32 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.
- gangrene (I96) (from L98.A)
- pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) (from L98.A)
- skin infections (L00-L08) (from L98.A)
- specific infections classified to A00-B99 (from L98.A)
- ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-) (from L98.A)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93) (from L98.A)
- 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)
Parent code
- L98.A3Non-pressure chronic ulcer of handHeader
More specific codes L98.A32
- L98.A321Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand limited to breakdown of skinBillable
- L98.A322Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with fat layer exposedBillable
- L98.A323Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with necrosis of muscleBillable
- L98.A324Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with necrosis of boneBillable
- L98.A325Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.A326Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
- L98.A328Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with other specified severityBillable
- L98.A329Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with unspecified severityBillable