L89.44
BillablePressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4
Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Additional Information
From parent codes: L00-L99 (Chapter 12)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom L00-L99
Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Inpatient DRG Payments
DRG 592205 discharges
Skin Ulcers With Mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$17,855
Total Payment$22,497
Patient Responsibility$4,642
Hospital Charge$110,593
DRG 574132 discharges
Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis With Cc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$26,320
Total Payment$29,189
Patient Responsibility$2,869
Hospital Charge$145,145
DRG 59394 discharges
Skin Ulcers With Cc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$11,883
Total Payment$16,463
Patient Responsibility$4,581
Hospital Charge$82,998
DRG 57360 discharges
Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis With Mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$40,307
Total Payment$51,397
Patient Responsibility$11,090
Hospital Charge$214,292
Chapter Information