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FY2027

L89.313 — Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3

BillableMCC

Is L89.313 billable?

Yes — L89.313 is billable for FY2027. L89.313 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. L89.313 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

L89.313 at a glance

CodeL89.313
DescriptionPressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does L89.313 group to?

L89.313 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 573Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCCsurgical
  • 574Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CCsurgical
  • 575Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis without CC/MCCsurgical

As a secondary diagnosis, L89.313 is a major complication or comorbidity (MCC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG. It also carries Hospital-Acquired Condition category 04.

How is L89.313 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under L89.3, the nearest indexed parent of L89.313. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • 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

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to L89.313.

  • Healing pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3
  • Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue, right buttock

Code first — inherited from L89

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before L89.313. L89.313 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 L89.313, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.313 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 L89.313, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.313 and the excluded code may both be reported.

How long has L89.313 existed?

L89.313 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 L89.31 family? (6)