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FY2027

L98.A — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified

Not billable

Is L98.A billable?

No — L98.A is a non-billable header code. L98.A 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 L98.A.

Billable codes under this header

L98.A at a glance

CodeL98.A
DescriptionNon-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of L98.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L98.A and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • gangrene (I96)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)
  • skin infections (L00-L08)
  • specific infections classified to A00-B99
  • ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97.-)
  • varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to L98.A.

  • Chronic ulcer of upper limb NOS
  • Non-healing ulcer of upper limb
  • Ulcer of upper limb NEC

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12

The conditions below are not part of L98.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L98.A 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 L98.A? (3)

How long has L98.A existed?

L98.A first appears in FY2026.

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 L98 family? (10)