L97.218ICD-10-CM 2027 · Billable
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with other specified severity
Sibling codes
L97.211– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf limited to breakdown of skinL97.212– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with fat layer exposedL97.213– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with necrosis of muscleL97.214– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with necrosis of boneL97.215– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisL97.216– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisL97.219– Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf with unspecified severity
Inherited from L97.2: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf
Inclusion terms
- Non-pressure chronic ulcer of shin
Inherited from L97: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
Code first
- any associated underlying condition, such as: any associated gangrene (
I96) - atherosclerosis of the lower extremities (
I70.23-,I70.24-,I70.33-,I70.34-,I70.43-,I70.44-,I70.53-,I70.54-,I70.63-,I70.64-,I70.73-,I70.74-) - chronic venous hypertension (
I87.31-,I87.33-) - diabetic ulcers (
E08.621,E08.622,E09.621,E09.622,E10.621,E10.622,E11.621,E11.622,E13.621,E13.622) - postphlebitic syndrome (
I87.01-,I87.03-) - postthrombotic syndrome (
I87.01-,I87.03-) - varicose ulcer (
I83.0-,I83.2-)
Excludes2
Includes
- chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
- non-healing ulcer of skin
- non-infected sinus of skin
- trophic ulcer NOS
- tropical ulcer NOS
- ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS
Part of: L97.21: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf › L97.2: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf › L97: Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified