L98.49Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites

L98.49 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites. It belongs to category L98 (other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified), 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 8 subcodes must be used instead.

Within L98.4, choose L98.49 (skin of other sites) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: buttock (L98.41), back (L98.42), abdomen (L98.43), chest (L98.44), neck (L98.45), face (L98.46) and groin (L98.47).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L98.491 (limited to breakdown of skin), L98.492 (with fat layer exposed), L98.493 (with necrosis of muscle), L98.494 (with necrosis of bone), L98.495 (with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis), L98.496 (with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis), L98.498 (with other specified severity) and L98.499 (with unspecified severity).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.