L98.4 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

The ICD 10 Code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified is listed as L98.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	L98.4
Description:	Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified Chronic ulcer of skin NOS Tropical ulcer NOS Ulcer of skin NOS Excludes2: pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-) gangrene (I96) skin infections (L00-L08) specific infections classified to A00-B99 ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-) varicose ulcer (I83.0-I82.2)

Chapter	Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block	Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Parent	L98 - Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of L98.4:
L98.41 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock
L98.42 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
L98.49 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L98.4:
L98.0 - Pyogenic granuloma
L98.1 - Factitial dermatitis
L98.2 - Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet]
L98.3 - Eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells]
L98.5 - Mucinosis of the skin
L98.6 - Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L98.8 - Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L98.9 - Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified