L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

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

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 L98.41

• 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
• L98.415 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
• L98.416 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
• L98.418 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with other specified severity
• L98.419 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with unspecified severity

Code annotations containing back-references to L98.41

Back-references to L98.41

• Use Additional: E08.622 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with other skin ulcer ("code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)")
• Use Additional: E09.622 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer ("code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)")
• Use Additional: E10.622 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer ("code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)")
• Use Additional: E11.622 Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer ("code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)")
• Use Additional: E13.622 Other specified diabetes mellitus with other skin ulcer ("code to identify site of ulcer (L97.1-L97.9, L98.41-L98.49)")

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

• L98.0 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
• L98.41 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock (this code)
• 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
• L98.415 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis