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ICD-10 diagnosis code

L97 Ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

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L97 is the ICD-10 code for Ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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 L97 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

L97 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

L97Bensår som ej klassificeras på annan plats

  • L97.9Bensår som ej klassificeras på annan plats
NorwayICD-10-NO

L97Sår på underekstremitet, ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DL97Sår på ben IKA

  • DL979Ulcus på ben IKA
FinlandICD-10-FI

L97Muualla luokittamaton alaraajan haavauma

GermanyICD-10-GM

L97Ulcus cruris, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

L97Ulcère du membre inférieur, non classé ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

L97ulcus van onderste extremiteit, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • L97.101Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh limited to breakdown of skin
  • L97.102Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with fat layer exposed
  • L97.103Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with necrosis of muscle
  • L97.104Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with necrosis of bone
  • L97.105Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
  • L97.106Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
  • L97.108Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with other specified severity
  • L97.109Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified thigh with unspecified severity
  • and 160 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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