Chapter 12

L00–L99: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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.-)
Internal Codes
  • L89.006

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow

  • L89.009

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.01

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow

  • L89.010

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageable

  • L89.011

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1

  • L89.012

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2

  • L89.013

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3

  • L89.014

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 4

  • L89.016

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right elbow

  • L89.019

    Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.02

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow

  • L89.020

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unstageable

  • L89.021

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 1

  • L89.022

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 2

  • L89.023

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 3

  • L89.024

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, stage 4

  • L89.026

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left elbow

  • L89.029

    Pressure ulcer of left elbow, unspecified stage

  • L89.1

    Pressure ulcer of back

  • L89.10

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back

  • L89.100

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unstageable

  • L89.101

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 1

  • L89.102

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 2

  • L89.103

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 3

  • L89.104

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, stage 4

  • L89.106

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified part of back

  • L89.109

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of back, unspecified stage

  • L89.11

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back

  • L89.110

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unstageable

  • L89.111

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 1

  • L89.112

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 2

  • L89.113

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 3

  • L89.114

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, stage 4

  • L89.116

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right upper back

  • L89.119

    Pressure ulcer of right upper back, unspecified stage

  • L89.12

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back

  • L89.120

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unstageable

  • L89.121

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 1

  • L89.122

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 2

  • L89.123

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 3

  • L89.124

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, stage 4

  • L89.126

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper back

  • L89.129

    Pressure ulcer of left upper back, unspecified stage

  • L89.13

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back

  • L89.130

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unstageable

  • L89.131

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1

  • L89.132

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2

  • L89.133

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3

  • L89.134

    Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4

  • L89.136

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right lower back

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