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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L89.2 Stage III decubitus ulcer

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L89.2 is the ICD-10 code for Stage III decubitus ulcer. It is a four-character subcategory of L89 (Decubitus ulcer and pressure area), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XII · L00–L99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Definition

Decubitus [pressure] ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue extending to underlying fascia

L89.2 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

L89.2Trycksår grad 3

NorwayICD-10-NO

L89.2Dekubitalsår stadium III

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL892Decubitus grad III

  • DL892ADecubitus grad III ved neurologiske udfald
GermanyICD-10-GM

L89.2Dekubitus, Stadium 3

FranceICD-10-FR

L89.2Ulcère de décubitus de stade III

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L89.2stadium III decubitusulcus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L89.200Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unstageable
  • L89.201Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 1
  • L89.202Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2
  • L89.203Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3
  • L89.204Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4
  • L89.206Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified hip
  • L89.209Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stage
  • L89.210Pressure ulcer of right hip, unstageable
  • and 13 more national subcodes

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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