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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L89.9 Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified

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L89.9 is the ICD-10 code for Decubitus ulcer and pressure area, unspecified. 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

What L89.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Decubitus [pressure] ulcer without mention of stage

L89.9 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

L89.9Trycksår, ospecificerat

  • L89.9ATrycksår i halsregionen
  • L89.9BTrycksår på axel/överarm
  • L89.9CTrycksår på armbåge/underarm
  • L89.9DTrycksår på handled/hand
  • L89.9ETrycksår i bäckenregionen
  • L89.9FTrycksår på höft/lår
  • L89.9GTrycksår på knä/underben
  • L89.9HTrycksår på fotled/fot
  • and 3 more national subcodes
NorwayICD-10-NO

L89.9Uspesifisert dekubitalsår eller trykkskade

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL899Decubitus UNS

GermanyICD-10-GM

L89.9Dekubitus, Stadium nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

L89.9Ulcère de décubitus et zone de pression, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L89.9decubitusulcus en drukplek, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L89.90Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage
  • L89.91Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1
  • L89.92Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2
  • L89.93Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3
  • L89.94Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4
  • L89.95Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unstageable
  • L89.96Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified site

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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