L89

ICD-10Non-billable category

Pressure 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

Where this code sits

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Source

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.

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