2021 ICD-10-CM Code L98.424
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone
Valid for Submission
L98.424 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone. The code L98.424 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code L98.424 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like chronic ulcer of back, chronic ulcer of back, chronic ulcer of sacral region, necrosis of back bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of back, necrosis of back bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of back , necrosis of sacral bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of sacrum, etc.
| ICD-10: | L98.424 |
| Short Description: | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone |
| Long Description: | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with necrosis of bone |
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 L98.424 are found in the index:
- - Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- - back - L98.429
- - with
- - bone necrosis - L98.424
- - with
- - back - L98.429
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Chronic ulcer of back
- Chronic ulcer of back
- Chronic ulcer of sacral region
- Necrosis of back bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of back
- Necrosis of back bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of back
- Necrosis of sacral bone co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of sacrum
- Necrosis of sacral muscle co-occurrent and due to chronic ulcer of sacrum
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code L98.424 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.
Convert L98.424 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code L98.424 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.
- 707.8 - Chronic skin ulcer NEC (Approximate Flag)
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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
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)