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L98.A116

L98.A116Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

L98.A116 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of right upper arm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

L98.A116 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

L98.A116 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How L98.A116 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 L98.A116.

  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativeupper limbupper armrightwithbone involvement without evidence of necrosis

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L98.A11. If L98.A116 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about L98.A116

Is L98.A116 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. L98.A116 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does L98.A116 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.