Is L98.41 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L98.41 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L98.41 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).

L98.41

L98.41 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L98.41 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above L98.41

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of L98.41, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on L98.4 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
gangrene (I96)
skin infections (L00-L08)
specific infections classified to A00-B99
ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

Risk adjustment

L98.41 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 history

L98.41 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead L98.41

8 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L98.4. If L98.41 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L98.41

Is L98.41 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L98.41 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L98.41 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).