FY2026
Effective from
- Added
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For 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 · 2025-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2026
Effective from
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2026| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | Added |
| 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 ↓
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: L98.495
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| L98.441 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest limited to breakdown of skin | Billable / specific |
| L98.442 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with fat layer exposed | Billable / specific |
| L98.443 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of muscle | Billable / specific |
| L98.444 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of bone | Billable / specific |
| L98.446 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis | Billable / specific |
| L98.448 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with other specified severity | Billable / specific |
| L98.449 | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with unspecified severity | Billable / specific |
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