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L97.20

Non-billable

Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf

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.-)

More Specific Codes (11)

L97.2Non-pressure chronic ulcer of calf→L97.21Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right calf→L97.22Non-pressure chronic ulcer of left calf→L97.201Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf limited to breakdown of skin→L97.202Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with fat layer exposed→L97.203Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with necrosis of muscle→L97.204Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with necrosis of bone→L97.205Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with muscle involvement without evidence of necrosis→L97.206Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis→L97.208Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with other specified severity→L97.209Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified calf with unspecified severity→