L97.9
L97.9 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
L97.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of lower leg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
L97.9 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 L97.9
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L97. If L97.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L97.9
- Is L97.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. L97.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does L97.9 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).