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
  • L89.309

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified buttock, unspecified stage

  • L89.31

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock

  • L89.310

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unstageable

  • L89.311

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 1

  • L89.312

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 2

  • L89.313

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3

  • L89.314

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 4

  • L89.316

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right buttock

  • L89.319

    Pressure ulcer of right buttock, unspecified stage

  • L89.32

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock

  • L89.320

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unstageable

  • L89.321

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 1

  • L89.322

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2

  • L89.323

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 3

  • L89.324

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 4

  • L89.326

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left buttock

  • L89.329

    Pressure ulcer of left buttock, unspecified stage

  • L89.4

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

  • L89.40

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unspecified stage

  • L89.41

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 1

  • L89.42

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 2

  • L89.43

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 3

  • L89.44

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, stage 4

  • L89.45

    Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip, unstageable

  • L89.46

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of contiguous site of back, buttock and hip

  • L89.5

    Pressure ulcer of ankle

  • L89.50

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle

  • L89.500

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unstageable

  • L89.501

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 1

  • L89.502

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 2

  • L89.503

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 3

  • L89.504

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, stage 4

  • L89.506

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified ankle

  • L89.509

    Pressure ulcer of unspecified ankle, unspecified stage

  • L89.51

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle

  • L89.510

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unstageable

  • L89.511

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 1

  • L89.512

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 2

  • L89.513

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 3

  • L89.514

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, stage 4

  • L89.516

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right ankle

  • L89.519

    Pressure ulcer of right ankle, unspecified stage

  • L89.52

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle

  • L89.520

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unstageable

  • L89.521

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 1

  • L89.522

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 2

  • L89.523

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 3

  • L89.524

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, stage 4

  • L89.526

    Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left ankle

  • L89.529

    Pressure ulcer of left ankle, unspecified stage

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