ICD-10-CM L89: Pressure ulcer

• bed sore
• decubitus ulcer
• plaster ulcer
• pressure area
• pressure sore

• decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
• diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
• non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
• skin infections (L00-L08)
• varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)

any associated gangrene (I96)

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of elbow NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right elbow

Healing pressure ulcer of right elbow NOS

• Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left elbow

• Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left elbow

Healing pressure ulcer of left elbow NOS

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified part of back

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified part of back

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified part of back

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified part of back

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stage

Pressure ulcer of right shoulder blade

• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stage

Pressure ulcer of left shoulder blade

• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left upper back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right lower back, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left lower back

• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left lower back, unspecified stage

• Pressure ulcer of coccyx
• Pressure ulcer of tailbone

• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, sacral region

• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, sacral region

• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, sacral region

• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, sacral region

• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of sacral region, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right hip, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip back, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left hip, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left buttock

• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right ankle, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left ankle

• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left ankle, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, right heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, right heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, right heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of right heel, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, left heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, left heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, left heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, left heel

• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of left heel, unspecified stage

Pressure ulcer of face

• Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, head

• Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, head

• Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, head

• Healing pressure ulcer of head, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, head

• Healing pressure ulcer of head NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of head, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, other site

• Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, other site

• Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, other site

• Healing pressure ulcer of other site, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, other site

• Healing pressure ulcer of other site NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of other site, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site NOS
• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1
• Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified site

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2
• Pressure ulcer with abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis, unspecified site

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3
• Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, unspecified site

• Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4
• Pressure ulcer with necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone, unspecified site