Valid for Submission
L98.428 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with other specified severity. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
| ICD-10: | L98.428 |
| Short Description: | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with oth severity |
| Long Description: | Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with other specified severity |
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 L98.428 are found in the index:
- - Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- - back - L98.429
- - with
- - specified severity NEC - L98.428
- - with
- - back - L98.429
Diagnostic Related Groups
The ICD-10 code L98.428 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 10/01/2019 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
Replacement Code
L98428 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- L98.429 - Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with unspecified severity
Convert L98.428 to ICD-9
- 707.8 - Chronic skin ulcer NEC (Approximate Flag)
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2018 - Code Added, 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