ICD-10-CM Code for Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4 L89.004
ICD-10 code L89.004 for Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4 is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified elbow
Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified elbow
L89
Includes: bed sore
decubitus ulcer
plaster ulcer
pressure area
pressure sore
Excludes2: decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
skin infections (L00-L08)
varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)
Code first any associated gangrene (I96)
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