Is L98.4 a billable code?
No. L98.4 is a header code that groups 64 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
L98.4: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
L98.4 groups related diagnoses under non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under L98.4
- L98.411Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.412Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with fat layer exposed
- L98.413Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of muscle
- L98.414Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with necrosis of bone
- L98.415Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.416Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.418Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with other specified severity
- L98.419Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with unspecified severity
- L98.421Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.422Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with fat layer exposed
- L98.423Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle
- L98.424Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone
- L98.425Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.426Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.428Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with other specified severity
- L98.429Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with unspecified severity
- L98.431Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.432Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with fat layer exposed
- L98.433Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with necrosis of muscle
- L98.434Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with necrosis of bone
- L98.435Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.436Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.438Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with other specified severity
- L98.439Non-pressure chronic ulcer of abdomen with unspecified severity
- L98.441Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.442Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with fat layer exposed
- L98.443Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of muscle
- L98.444Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with necrosis of bone
- L98.445Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.446Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.448Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with other specified severity
- L98.449Non-pressure chronic ulcer of chest with unspecified severity
- L98.451Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.452Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with fat layer exposed
- L98.453Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of muscle
- L98.454Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with necrosis of bone
- L98.455Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.456Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.458Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with other specified severity
- L98.459Non-pressure chronic ulcer of neck with unspecified severity
- L98.461Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.462Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with fat layer exposed
- L98.463Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with necrosis of muscle
- L98.464Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with necrosis of bone
- L98.465Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.466Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.468Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with other specified severity
- L98.469Non-pressure chronic ulcer of face with unspecified severity
- L98.471Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.472Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with fat layer exposed
- L98.473Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with necrosis of muscle
- L98.474Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with necrosis of bone
- L98.475Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.476Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.478Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with other specified severity
- L98.479Non-pressure chronic ulcer of groin with unspecified severity
- L98.491Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.492Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with fat layer exposed
- L98.493Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of muscle
- L98.494Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with necrosis of bone
- L98.495Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.496Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.498Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with other specified severity
- L98.499Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity
Other codes in L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
- L98.0Pyogenic granuloma
- L98.1Factitial dermatitis
- L98.2Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
- L98.3Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
- L98.5Mucinosis of the skin
- L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.7Excessive and redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.8Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- L98.9Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
- L98.ANon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classifiedheader
L98.4 questions
What does L98.4 mean?
L98.4 is the ICD-10-CM code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified. It is in chapter 12, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.