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L98.423 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle


The ICD 10 Code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle is listed as L98.423.
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: L98.423
Description: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of muscle
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
573 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Mcc
574 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Cc
575 - Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W/o Cc/mcc
576 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Mcc
577 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W Cc
578 - Skin Graft Exc For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis W/o Cc/mcc
592 - Skin Ulcers W Mcc
593 - Skin Ulcers W Cc
594 - Skin Ulcers W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
Parent L98.42 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 707.8 - Chronic ulcer of other specified sites (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L98.423:
L98.421 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back limited to breakdown of skin
L98.422 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with fat layer exposed
L98.424 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone
L98.429 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with unspecified severity