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Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Code

L98.422

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with fat layer exposed

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Hierarchy

  • L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
    • L80-L99 Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
      • L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
        • L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
          • L98.42 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
            • L98.421 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back limited to breakdown of skin
            • L98.422 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with fat layer exposed
            • L98.423 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle
            • L98.424 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone
            • L98.425 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
            • L98.426 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
            • L98.428 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with other specified severity
            • L98.429 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with unspecified severity

Inclusion Terms

L98.4

  • Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
  • Tropical ulcer NOS
  • Ulcer of skin NOS

Excludes 2

L98.4

  • L89 Pressure ulcer
  • gangrene (I96)
    • I96 Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
  • skin infections (L00-L08)
    • L00-L08 Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)
  • specific infections classified to A00-B99
  • ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
    • L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
  • varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

L00-L99

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
    • I89.8 Other specified noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
  • C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • M30-M36 Systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • B07 Viral warts

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