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FY2027

L89.81 — Pressure ulcer of head

Not billable

Is L89.81 billable?

No — L89.81 is a non-billable header code. L89.81 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 7 billable codes beneath L89.81.

L89.81 at a glance

CodeL89.81
DescriptionPressure ulcer of head
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is L89.81 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L89.81. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › head
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 1 › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 1 › head
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 2 › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 2 › head
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 3 › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 3 › head
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 4 › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › stage 4 › head
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › unspecified stage › face
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure › unspecified stage › head

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to L89.81.

  • Pressure ulcer of face

Code first — inherited from L89

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before L89.81. L89.81 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 L89.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.81 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 L89.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L89.81 and the excluded code may both be reported.

What codes fall under L89.81? (7)

How long has L89.81 existed?

L89.81 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 L89.8 family? (1)