2021 ICD-10-CM Code L97.818
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right lower leg with other specified severity
Valid for Submission
L97.818 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right lower leg with other specified severity. The code L97.818 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10: | L97.818 |
Short Description: | Non-prs chronic ulcer oth prt r low leg with oth severity |
Long Description: | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of right lower leg with other specified severity |
Code Classification
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 L97.818 are found in the index:
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code L97.818 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 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 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
L97818 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- L97.819 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer oth prt r low leg w unsp severity
Convert L97.818 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code L97.818 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 707.19 - Ulcer oth part low limb (Approximate Flag)
Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018