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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

L98.A392

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified hand with fat layer exposed

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where L98.A392 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified
  2. L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified
  3. L98.A3 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of hand
  4. L98.A39 Parent Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified hand
  5. L98.A392 This code Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified hand with fat layer exposed

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.

Excludes2

gangrene ( I96 )

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

Excludes2

pressure ulcer (pressure area) ( L89 .-)

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

Excludes2

skin infections (L00-L08)

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

Excludes2

specific infections classified to A00-B99

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

Excludes2

ulcer of lower limb NEC ( L97 .-)

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

Excludes2

varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)

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

Version History

How L98.A392 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified hand with fat layer exposed

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified hand with fat layer exposed

Related Codes

Other codes under L98.A39

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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