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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L89 Decubitus ulcer and pressure area

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L89 is the ICD-10 code for Decubitus ulcer and pressure area. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block L80–L99 (Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XII, Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XII · L00–L99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What L89 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Bedsore
  • Plaster ulcer

What L89 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) N86

Coding notes

  • For multiple sites of differing stages assign only one code indicating the highest stage

Subcodes of L89

L89 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

L89Trycksår

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL89Tryksår

FinlandICD-10-FI

L89Makuuhaava

GermanyICD-10-GM

L89Dekubitalgeschwür und Druckzone

FranceICD-10-FR

L89Ulcère de décubitus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L89decubitusulcus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L89.40Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage
  • L89.41Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1
  • L89.42Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
  • L89.43Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3
  • L89.44Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4
  • L89.45Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageable
  • L89.46Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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