L97
Non-billableNon-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
L97 is the ICD-10-CM code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as L97.1 for billing.
- Status
- Header (non-billable)
- Chapter
- L00-L99
- Subcodes
- 7
- Edition
- FY2026
L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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
Excludes2 — not included here
Code first
- •any associated underlying condition, such as:
- •any associated gangrene (I96)
- •atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (I70.23-, I70.24-, I70.33-, I70.34-, I70.43-, I70.44-, I70.53-, I70.54-, I70.63-, I70.64-, I70.73-, I70.74-)
- •chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-)
- •diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
- •postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- •postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)
- •varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-)
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Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.
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