L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10-CM code for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified is L98.A (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.
Classification
- Section
- L80-L99: Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99)
- Category L98
- 168 codes (145 billable)
- FY2026 Status
- New code in FY2026
Inclusion Terms
- Chronic ulcer of upper limb NOS
- Non-healing ulcer of upper limb
- Ulcer of upper limb NEC
Official Coding Guidelines
Pressure ulcer stages—L89 identifies site/stage; code all ulcersa. Pressure ulcer stage codes 1) Pressure ulcer stages Codes in category L89, Pressure ulcer, identify the site and stage of the pressure ulcer. The ICD-10-CM classifies pressure ulcer stages based on severity, which is designated by stages 1-4, deep tissue pressure injury, unspecified stage, and unstageable. Assign as many codes from category L89 as needed to identify all the pressure ulcers the patient has, if applicable. See Section I.B.14. for pressure ulcer stage documentation by clinicians other than patient's provider.
Unstageable pressure ulcers—L89.--0 based on clinical documentation2) Unstageable pressure ulcers Assignment of the code for unstageable pressure ulcer (L89.--0) should be based on the clinical documentation. These codes are used for
Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026