ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
L89.89Pressure ulcer of other site
L89.89 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About L89.89
L89.89 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pressure ulcer of other site. It belongs to category L89 (pressure ulcer), block L80-L99 (other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue) and chapter 12 (diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.
Within L89.8, choose L89.89 (other site) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: head (L89.81).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: L89.890 (unstageable), L89.891 (stage 1), L89.892 (stage 2), L89.893 (stage 3), L89.894 (stage 4), L89.896 (site) and L89.899 (unspecified stage).
Code first: any associated gangrene (I96).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under L89.89
- L89.890Pressure ulcer of other site, unstageableBillable
- L89.891Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 1Billable
- L89.892Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 2Billable
- L89.893Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 3Billable
- L89.894Pressure ulcer of other site, stage 4Billable
- L89.896Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of other siteBillable
- L89.899Pressure ulcer of other site, unspecified stageBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to L89.89.
› From L89 Pressure ulcer
- bed sore
- decubitus ulcer
- plaster ulcer
- pressure area
- pressure sore
- any associated gangrene (I96)
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.
Alphabetic index entries
7 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to L89.89.
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 1 (healing) (pre-ulcer skin changes limited to persistent focal edema) › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 2 (healing) (abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis) › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 3 (healing) (full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue) › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › stage 4 (healing) (necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone) › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › unspecified stage › specified site NEC
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › pressure (pressure area) › unstageable › specified site NEC
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about L89.89
Is L89.89 billable?
- No. L89.89 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.