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L89.152

L89.152: Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L89.152 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L89.152

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on L89: Pressure ulcer

Risk adjustment

L89.152 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 382 Pressure Ulcer of Skin with Partial Thickness Skin Loss0.838 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

L89.152 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
  • A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
  • A52490Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces - Group 2 - Policy Article
  • A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L89.15

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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