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L97.204

L97.204Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with necrosis of bone

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L97.204 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with necrosis of bone. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

L97.204 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 380 Chronic Ulcer of Skin, Except Pressure, Through to Bone or Muscle1.078 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.

Medicare coverage

L97.204 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

How L97.204 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L97.204.

  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativelower limbcalfwithbone necrosis

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L97.20. If L97.204 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L97.204

Is L97.204 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. L97.204 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L97.204 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).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.