L98.A32
L98.A32 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
L98.A32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
L98.A32 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 L98.A32
8 child codes. Green means billable.
- L98.A321Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand limited to breakdown of skin
- L98.A322Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with fat layer exposed
- L98.A323Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with necrosis of muscle
- L98.A324Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with necrosis of bone
- L98.A325Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.A326Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
- L98.A328Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with other specified severity
- L98.A329Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left hand with unspecified severity
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L98.A3. If L98.A32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L98.A32
- Is L98.A32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. L98.A32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does L98.A32 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).