2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.A116
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- L98.A116
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Non-prs chr ulcer of r up arm with bone invl w/o evd of necr
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
L98.A116 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
New 2026 ICD-10-CM Code
L98.A116 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2026, effective October 1, 2025. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2025. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2026 (October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026).
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
Index of External Cause of Injuries
References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- upper limb (chronic)
- upper arm
- right
- with
- bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
Replacement Code
L98A116 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- L98.496 - Non-prs chr ulc skin/ oth site with bne invl w/o evd of necr
- L98.496 - Non-prs chr ulcer of sites with bone invl w/o evd of necr
Code History
- FY 2026 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
