ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
L89.2Pressure ulcer of hip
L89.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About L89.2
L89.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pressure ulcer of hip. It belongs to category L89 (pressure ulcer), block L80-L99 (other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within L89 (pressure ulcer), L89.2 is specifically for pressure ulcer of hip. Related codes cover of elbow (L89.0), of back (L89.1), of buttock (L89.3), of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip (L89.4), of ankle (L89.5), of heel (L89.6), of other site (L89.8) and of unspecified site (L89.9).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L89.20 (hip), L89.21 (hip) and L89.22 (hip).
Code first: any associated gangrene (I96).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under L89.2
- L89.20Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip
- L89.200Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unstageableBillable
- L89.201Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 1Billable
- L89.202Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2Billable
- L89.203Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3Billable
- L89.204Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4Billable
- L89.206Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified hipBillable
- L89.209Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stageBillable
- L89.21Pressure ulcer of right hip
- L89.210Pressure ulcer of right hip, unstageableBillable
- L89.211Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 1Billable
- L89.212Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 2Billable
- L89.213Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 3Billable
- L89.214Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 4Billable
- L89.216Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right hipBillable
- L89.219Pressure ulcer of right hip, unspecified stageBillable
- L89.22Pressure ulcer of left hip
- L89.220Pressure ulcer of left hip, unstageableBillable
- L89.221Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 1Billable
- L89.222Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 2Billable
- L89.223Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 3Billable
- L89.224Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 4Billable
- L89.226Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left hipBillable
- L89.229Pressure ulcer of left hip, unspecified stageBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to L89.2.
› From L89 Pressure ulcer
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Alphabetic index entries
7 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to L89.2.
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema) › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis) › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue) › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone) › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › unspecified stage › hip
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › unstageable › hip
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about L89.2
Is L89.2 billable?
- No. L89.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.