L89.3 — Pressure ulcer of buttock
Is L89.3 billable?
No — L89.3 is a non-billable header code. L89.3 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 21 billable codes beneath L89.3.
Billable codes under this header
- L89.300Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unstageable
- L89.301Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 1
- L89.302Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 2
- L89.303Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 3
- L89.304Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 4
- L89.306Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified buttock
- L89.309Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage
- L89.310Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unstageable
- L89.311Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1
- L89.312Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2
- L89.313Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
- L89.314Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4
- L89.316Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right buttock
- L89.319Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage
- L89.320Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unstageable
- L89.321Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1
- L89.322Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2
- L89.323Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3
- L89.324Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4
- L89.326Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left buttock
- L89.329Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage
L89.3 at a glance
| Code | L89.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pressure ulcer of buttock |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is L89.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L89.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 1 › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 2 › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 3 › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 4 › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › unspecified stage › buttock
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › unstageable › buttock
Code first — inherited from L89
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before L89.3. L89.3 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L89.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.3 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.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from L89
The conditions below are not part of L89.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.3 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under L89.3? (3)
How long has L89.3 existed?
L89.3 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.
What other codes are in the L89 family? (8)
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbownot billable
- L89.1Pressure ulcer of backnot billable
- L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipnot 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