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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L97.30

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L97.30 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified
  2. L97.3 Parent Non-pressure chronic ulcer of ankle
  3. L97.30 This code Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

chronic ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Includes

non-healing ulcer of skin

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Includes

non-infected sinus of skin

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Includes

trophic ulcer NOS

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Includes

tropical ulcer NOS

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Includes

ulcer of skin of lower limb NOS

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

pressure ulcer (pressure area) ( L89 .-)

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

skin infections (L00-L08)

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

specific infections classified to A00-B99

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

any associated underlying condition, such as:

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

any associated gangrene ( I96 )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

atherosclerosis of the lower extremities ( I70.23- , I70.24- , I70.33- , I70.34- , I70.43- , I70.44- , I70.53- , I70.54- , I70.63- , I70.64- , I70.73- , I70.74- )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

chronic venous hypertension ( I87.31- , I87.33- )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

diabetic ulcers ( E08.621 , E08.622 , E09.621 , E09.622 , E10.621 , E10.622 , E11.621 , E11.622 , E13.621 , E13.622 )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

postphlebitic syndrome ( I87.01- , I87.03- )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

postthrombotic syndrome ( I87.01- , I87.03- )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

Code First

varicose ulcer ( I83.0- , I83.2- )

Inherited from L97 — Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified

More Specific Codes

8 codes under L97.30

Version History

How L97.30 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified ankle

Related Codes

Other codes under L97.3

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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