L89.312 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right buttock

Applies from L89 Pressure ulcer

Includes

• bed sore
• decubitus ulcer
• plaster ulcer
• pressure area
• pressure sore

Excludes2 (not included here)

• decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
• diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
• non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
• skin infections (L00-L08)
• varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)

Code first

• any associated gangrene (I96)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 382 — Pressure Ulcer of Skin with Partial Thickness Skin Loss
• ESRD V24: HCC 159

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 573-575 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 707.05 Pressure ulcer, buttock (approximate)
• 707.22 Pressure ulcer, stage II (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to L89.312

Back-references to L89

• Use Additional: G90.4 Autonomic dysreflexia ("pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure ("pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)")

Nearby codes

• L89.306 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified buttock
• L89.309 Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage
• L89.31 Pressure ulcer of right buttock
• L89.310 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unstageable
• L89.311 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1
• L89.312 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2 (this code)
• L89.313 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
• L89.314 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4
• L89.316 Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right buttock
• L89.319 Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage
• L89.32 Pressure ulcer of left buttock