L89
ICD-10Non-billable categoryPressure ulcer
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Pressure ulcer
L89 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- any associated gangrene (I96)
More specific codes under L89
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbowcategory
- L89.1Pressure ulcer of backcategory
- L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipcategory
- L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttockcategory
- L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipcategory
- L89.5Pressure ulcer of anklecategory
- L89.6Pressure ulcer of heelcategory
- L89.8Pressure ulcer of other sitecategory
- L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified sitecategory
Where this code sits
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.