L89 — Pressure ulcer
Not billable
Is L89 billable?
No — L89 is a non-billable header code. L89 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath L89.
Billable codes under this header
- L89.40Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage
- L89.41Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1
- L89.42Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2
- L89.43Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3
- L89.44Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4
- L89.45Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageable
- L89.46Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip
- L89.90Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage
- L89.91Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1
- L89.92Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2
- L89.93Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3
- L89.94Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4
- L89.95Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unstageable
- L89.96Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified site
- L89.000Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unstageable
- L89.001Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1
- L89.002Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2
- L89.003Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3
- L89.004Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
- L89.006Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow
- L89.009Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage
- L89.010Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageable
- L89.011Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1
- L89.012Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2
- L89.013Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3
- L89.014Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4
- L89.016Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right elbow
- L89.019Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unspecified stage
- L89.020Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unstageable
- L89.021Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1
- L89.022Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2
- L89.023Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3
- L89.024Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4
- L89.026Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbow
- L89.029Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unspecified stage
- L89.100Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unstageable
- L89.101Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1
- L89.102Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2
- L89.103Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3
- L89.104Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4
- L89.106Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified part of back
- L89.109Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stage
- L89.110Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unstageable
- L89.111Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1
- L89.112Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2
- L89.113Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3
- L89.114Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4
- L89.116Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right upper back
- L89.119Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stage
- L89.120Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unstageable
- L89.121Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1
- L89.122Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2
- L89.123Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3
- L89.124Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4
- L89.126Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper back
- L89.129Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stage
- L89.130Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unstageable
- L89.131Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1
- L89.132Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2
- L89.133Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3
L89 at a glance
| Code | L89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pressure ulcer |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before L89. L89 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of L89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Includes
Conditions classified to L89.
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
What codes fall under L89? (9)
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbownot billable
- L89.1Pressure ulcer of backnot billable
- L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipnot billable
- L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttocknot billable
- L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipnot billable
- L89.5Pressure ulcer of anklenot billable
- L89.6Pressure ulcer of heelnot billable
- L89.8Pressure ulcer of other sitenot billable
- L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified sitenot billable
How long has L89 existed?
L89 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.