L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Applicable to

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
• gangrene (I96)
• skin infections (L00-L08)
• specific infections classified to A00-B99
• ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
• varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

Codes under L98.4

• L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
• L98.42 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
• L98.43 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen
• L98.44 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest
• L98.45 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck
• L98.46 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face
• L98.47 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin
• L98.49 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites

Code annotations containing back-references to L98.4

Back-references to L98.4

• Use Additional: T65.84 Toxic effect of xylazine ("non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified (L98.4-)")

Nearby codes

• L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
• L98.0 Pyogenic granuloma
• L98.1 Factitial dermatitis
• L98.2 Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
• L98.3 Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
• L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified (this code)
• L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
• L98.411 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock limited to breakdown of skin
• L98.412 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with fat layer exposed
• L98.413 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of muscle
• L98.414 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of bone