L89.501
L89.501 — Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
L89.501 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Healing pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1
- Pressure pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema, unspecified ankle
Risk adjustment
L89.501 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.
Medicare coverage
L89.501 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L89.50. If L89.501 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- L89.500Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unstageable
- L89.502Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2
- L89.503Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3
- L89.504Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4
- L89.506Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified ankle
- L89.509Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stage
Questions about L89.501
- Is L89.501 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L89.501 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L89.501 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).