L97Non-billable (header)
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere clas…
✓ Includes
- •chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
- •non-healing ulcer of skin
- •non-infected sinus of skin
- •trophic ulcer NOS
- •tropical ulcer NOS
- •ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
- •skin infections (L00-L08)
- •specific infections classified to A00-B99
Code Hierarchy
┌12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)├L80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)├L97Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
└L97Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere clas…
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