L97.922

L97.922: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with fat layer exposed

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

L97.922 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with fat layer exposed. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L97.922 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L97.922

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

Written on L97: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
skin infections (L00-L08)
specific infections classified to A00-B99

Risk adjustment

L97.922 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 383 Chronic Ulcer of Skin, Except Pressure, Not Specified as Through to Bone or Muscle0.646 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

L97.922 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›lower limb›left›with›exposed fat layer
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›lower limb›lower leg NOS›left›with›exposed fat layer

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.