L89.32
L89.32 — Pressure ulcer of left buttock
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
L89.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pressure ulcer of left buttock. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
L89.32 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead L89.32
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- L89.320Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unstageable
- L89.321Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1
- L89.322Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2
- L89.323Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3
- L89.324Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4
- L89.326Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left buttock
- L89.329Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L89.3. If L89.32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L89.32
- Is L89.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. L89.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does L89.32 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99).