OTHER DISEASES OF SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE (700-709)
Excludes:
conditions confined to eyelids (373.0-374.9)
congenital conditions of skin, hair, and nails (757.0-757.9)
707 Chronic ulcer of skin
Includes:
non-infected sinus of skin
non-healing ulcer
Excludes:
varicose ulcer (454.0, 454.2)
Bed sore
Decubitus ulcer
Plaster ulcer
Use additional code to identify pressure ulcer stage (707.20-707.25)
Ulcer, chronic, of lower limb:
neurogenic of lower limb
trophic of lower limb
Code, if applicable, any causal condition first:
atherosclerosis of the extremities with ulceration (440.23)
chronic venous hypertension with ulcer (459.31)
chronic venous hypertension with ulcer and inflammation (459.33)
diabetes mellitus (249.80-249.81, 250.80-250.83)
postphlebitic syndrome with ulcer (459.11)
postphlebitic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation (459.13)
Code first site of pressure ulcer (707.00-707.09)
Ulcer, chronic, of other specified sites:
neurogenic of other specified sites
trophic of other specified sites
Chronic ulcer NOS
Trophic ulcer NOS
Tropical ulcer NOS
Ulcer of skin NOS

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