ICD-10

From parent levels

ChapterXIIDiseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueOpen

Exclusions

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
  • neoplasms (C00-D48)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
BlockL80-L99Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissueOpen
CategoryL98Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classifiedOpen

L98.4

CategoryResidualBlock L80-L99Chapter XII

Chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified

Inclusions

  • Chronic ulcer of skin NOS
  • Tropical ulcer NOS
  • Ulcer of skin NOS

Exclusions

  • decubitus [pressure] ulcer and pressure area (L89.-)
  • gangrene (R02)
  • skin infections (L00-L08)
  • specific infections classified to A00-B99
  • ulcer of lower limb NEC (L97)
  • varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)
Parent: L98 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue, not elsewhere classified