ICD-10-CM Code for Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage L89.40

ICD-10 code L89.40 for Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .

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Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage
Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip NOS
Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage

L89

Includes: bed sore
decubitus ulcer
plaster ulcer
pressure area
pressure sore

Excludes2: decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
skin infections (L00-L08)
varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)

Code first any associated gangrene (I96)

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