FY2021
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
L98.411Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock limited to breakdown of skinBillable / specificL98.412Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with fat layer exposedBillable / specificL98.413Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of muscleBillable / specificL98.414Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of boneBillable / specificL98.415Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable / specificL98.416Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable / specificL98.418Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with other specified severityBillable / specificL98.419Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with unspecified severityBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| L98.42 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.43 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.44 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.45 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.46 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.47 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin | Category · further specificity required |
| L98.49 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗
Use additional code · code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)
Use additional code · code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)
Use additional code · code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)
Use additional code · code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)
Use additional code · code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)