L97.929
L97.929: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with unspecified severity
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
L97.929 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with unspecified severity. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L97.929 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2 inherited from the categories above L97.929
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
L97.929 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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›lower limb›left
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›lower limb›lower leg NOS›left
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under L97.92
- L97.921Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg limited to breakdown of skin
- L97.922Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with fat layer exposed
- L97.923Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with necrosis of muscle
- L97.924Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with necrosis of bone
- L97.925Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L97.926Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L97.928Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of left lower leg with other specified severity