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L97.3

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankle

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Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

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CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
L97.30Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankleCategory
L97.301Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle limited to breakdown of skinBillable
L97.302Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with fat layer exposedBillable
L97.303Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with necrosis of muscleBillable
L97.304Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with necrosis of boneBillable
L97.305Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.306Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.308Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with other specified severityBillable
L97.309Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle with unspecified severityBillable
L97.31Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankleCategory
L97.311Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle limited to breakdown of skinBillable
L97.312Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with fat layer exposedBillable
L97.313Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with necrosis of muscleBillable
L97.314Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with necrosis of boneBillable
L97.315Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.316Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.318Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with other specified severityBillable
L97.319Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right ankle with unspecified severityBillable
L97.32Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankleCategory
L97.321Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle limited to breakdown of skinBillable
L97.322Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with fat layer exposedBillable
L97.323Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with necrosis of muscleBillable
L97.324Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with necrosis of boneBillable
L97.325Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.326Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with bone involvement without evidence of necrosisBillable
L97.328Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with other specified severityBillable
L97.329Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left ankle with unspecified severityBillable

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