ICD-10-CM Code L97.501

Valid for Submission

L97.501 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of unspecified foot limited to breakdown of skin. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code L97.501 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like diabetic skin ulcer, diabetic skin ulcer, foot ulcer due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, skin ulcer due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, skin ulcer of toe due to diabetes mellitus type 1, skin ulcer of toe due to diabetes mellitus type 2, etc

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code L97.501 are found in the index:

• - Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
  • - lower limb (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) - L97.909
    • - foot specified NEC - L97.509
      • - with
        • - skin breakdown only - L97.501
    • - toe - L97.509
      • - with
        • - skin breakdown only - L97.501

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Diabetic skin ulcer
• Diabetic skin ulcer
• Foot ulcer due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Skin ulcer due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Skin ulcer of toe due to diabetes mellitus type 1
• Skin ulcer of toe due to diabetes mellitus type 2
• Ulcer of lower limb due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Ulcer of toe due to type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code L97.501 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.

• 573 - SKIN GRAFT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH MCC
• 574 - SKIN GRAFT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH CC
• 575 - SKIN GRAFT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

Convert L97.501 to ICD-9

• 707.15 - Ulcer other part of foot (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
  • Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
    • Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, NEC (L97)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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