ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00-L99
L89 Pressure ulcer
Includes
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (N86)
- diabetic ulcers (E08.621, E08.622, E09.621, E09.622, E10.621, E10.622, E11.621, E11.622, E13.621, E13.622)
- non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin (L97.-)
- skin infections (L00-L08)
- varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)
Code First
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| L89..0 | Pressure ulcer of elbow | No |
| L89..00 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow | No |
| L89..000 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..001 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..002 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..003 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..004 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..006 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow | Yes |
| L89..009 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..01 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow | No |
| L89..010 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..011 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..012 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..013 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..014 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..016 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right elbow | Yes |
| L89..019 | Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..02 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow | No |
| L89..020 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..021 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..022 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..023 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..024 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..026 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbow | Yes |
| L89..029 | Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..1 | Pressure ulcer of back | No |
| L89..10 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back | No |
| L89..100 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..101 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..102 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..103 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..104 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..106 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified part of back | Yes |
| L89..109 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..11 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back | No |
| L89..110 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..111 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..112 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..113 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..114 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..116 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right upper back | Yes |
| L89..119 | Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..12 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back | No |
| L89..120 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..121 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..122 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..123 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..124 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..126 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper back | Yes |
| L89..129 | Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..13 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back | No |
| L89..130 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..131 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..132 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..133 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..134 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..136 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right lower back | Yes |
| L89..139 | Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..14 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back | No |
| L89..140 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..141 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..142 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..143 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..144 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..146 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left lower back | Yes |
| L89..149 | Pressure ulcer of left lower back, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..15 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region | No |
| L89..150 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..151 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..152 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..153 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..154 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..156 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of sacral region | Yes |
| L89..159 | Pressure ulcer of sacral region, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..2 | Pressure ulcer of hip | No |
| L89..20 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip | No |
| L89..200 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..201 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..202 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..203 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..204 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..206 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified hip | Yes |
| L89..209 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified hip, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..21 | Pressure ulcer of right hip | No |
| L89..210 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..211 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..212 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..213 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..214 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..216 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right hip | Yes |
| L89..219 | Pressure ulcer of right hip, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..22 | Pressure ulcer of left hip | No |
| L89..220 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..221 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..222 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..223 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..224 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..226 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left hip | Yes |
| L89..229 | Pressure ulcer of left hip, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..3 | Pressure ulcer of buttock | No |
| L89..30 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock | No |
| L89..300 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..301 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..302 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..303 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..304 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..306 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified buttock | Yes |
| L89..309 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..31 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock | No |
| L89..310 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..311 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..312 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..313 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..314 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..316 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right buttock | Yes |
| L89..319 | Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..32 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock | No |
| L89..320 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..321 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..322 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..323 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..324 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..326 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left buttock | Yes |
| L89..329 | Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..4 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip | No |
| L89..40 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..41 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..42 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..43 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..44 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..45 | Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..46 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip | Yes |
| L89..5 | Pressure ulcer of ankle | No |
| L89..50 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle | No |
| L89..500 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..501 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..502 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..503 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..504 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..506 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified ankle | Yes |
| L89..509 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..51 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle | No |
| L89..510 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..511 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..512 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..513 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..514 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..516 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right ankle | Yes |
| L89..519 | Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..52 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle | No |
| L89..520 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..521 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..522 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..523 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..524 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..526 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left ankle | Yes |
| L89..529 | Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..6 | Pressure ulcer of heel | No |
| L89..60 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel | No |
| L89..600 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..601 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..602 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..603 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..604 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..606 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified heel | Yes |
| L89..609 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified heel, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..61 | Pressure ulcer of right heel | No |
| L89..610 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..611 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..612 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..613 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..614 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..616 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right heel | Yes |
| L89..619 | Pressure ulcer of right heel, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..62 | Pressure ulcer of left heel | No |
| L89..620 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..621 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..622 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..623 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..624 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..626 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left heel | Yes |
| L89..629 | Pressure ulcer of left heel, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..8 | Pressure ulcer of other site | No |
| L89..81 | Pressure ulcer of head | No |
| L89..810 | Pressure ulcer of head, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..811 | Pressure ulcer of head, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..812 | Pressure ulcer of head, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..813 | Pressure ulcer of head, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..814 | Pressure ulcer of head, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..816 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of head | Yes |
| L89..819 | Pressure ulcer of head, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..89 | Pressure ulcer of other site | No |
| L89..890 | Pressure ulcer of other site, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..891 | Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..892 | Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..893 | Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..894 | Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..896 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of other site | Yes |
| L89..899 | Pressure ulcer of other site, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..9 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site | No |
| L89..90 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage | Yes |
| L89..91 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 1 | Yes |
| L89..92 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 2 | Yes |
| L89..93 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 3 | Yes |
| L89..94 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, stage 4 | Yes |
| L89..95 | Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unstageable | Yes |
| L89..96 | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified site | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026