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707.8 CHRONIC SKIN ULCER NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 707.8

Short Description: Chronic skin ulcer NEC

Long Description: Chronic ulcer of other specified sites

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 707 Chronic ulcer of skin
        • 707.8 Chronic skin ulcer NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic ulcer of foot
  • Chronic ulcer of sacral region
  • Finger ulcer
  • Gas gangrene of hand
  • Gas gangrene of shoulder region
  • Gas gangrene of upper arm
  • Superficial ulcer of skin of pacemaker pulse generator site
  • Ulcer of limb due to chronic venous insufficiency

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 707.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Diabetes, diabetic (brittle) (congenital) (familial) (mellitus) (severe) (slight) (without complication) 250.0
    • secondary (chemical-induced) (due to chronic condition) (due to infection) (drug-induced) 249.0
      • ulcer (skin) 249.8 [707.9]
        • specified site NEC 249.8 [707.8]
    • ulcer (skin) 250.8 [707.9]
      • specified site NEC 250.8 [707.8]
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • abdomen (wall) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • arm (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • buttock (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
      • decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • chest (wall) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • chin (pyogenic) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) 250.8 [707.9]
      • specified site NEC 250.8 [707.8]
        • due to secondary diabetes 249.8 [707.8]
    • face (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • groin (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • hand (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • hip (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
      • decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.04
    • neck (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
      • uterus 622.0
    • perineum (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • sacrum (region) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • scalp (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
    • submental (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 707.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
707.8 Right Arrow L98.419 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of buttock with unsp severity
L98.429 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of back with unspecified severity
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
707.00 Pressure ulcer, unspecified site
707.01 Pressure ulcer, elbow
707.02 Pressure ulcer, upper back
707.03 Pressure ulcer, lower back
707.04 Pressure ulcer, hip
707.05 Pressure ulcer, buttock
707.06 Pressure ulcer, ankle
707.07 Pressure ulcer, heel
707.09 Pressure ulcer, other site
707.10 Ulcer of lower limb, unspecified
707.11 Ulcer of thigh
707.12 Ulcer of calf
707.13 Ulcer of ankle
707.14 Ulcer of heel and midfoot
707.15 Ulcer of other part of foot
707.19 Ulcer of other part of lower limb
707.20 Pressure ulcer, unspecified stage
707.21 Pressure ulcer, stage I
707.22 Pressure ulcer, stage II
707.23 Pressure ulcer, stage III
707.24 Pressure ulcer, stage IV
707.25 Pressure ulcer, unstageable
707.9 Chronic ulcer of unspecified site

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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