707.00 PRESSURE ULCER, SITE NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 707.00

Short Description: Pressure ulcer, site NOS

Long Description: Pressure ulcer, unspecified site

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
        • 707.00 Pressure ulcer, site NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 707.00 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bedsore (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • with gangrene 707.00 [785.4]
  • Decubital gangrene (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00 [785.4]
  • Decubiti (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
  • Decubitus (ulcer) (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • with gangrene 707.00 [785.4]
    • ankle 707.06
    • back
      • lower 707.03
      • upper 707.02
    • buttock 707.05
    • coccyx 707.03
    • elbow 707.01
    • head 707.09
    • heel 707.07
    • hip 707.04
    • other site 707.09
    • sacrum 707.03
    • shoulder blades 707.02
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • decubital (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00 [785.4]
  • Plaster ulcer (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
  • Pressure
    • area, skin ulcer (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • necrosis (chronic) (skin) (see also Decubitus) 707.00
    • sore (chronic) (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • ulcer (chronic) (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
  • Sore
    • pressure (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
      • with gangrene (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00 [785.4]
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • buttock (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
      • decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • decubitus (unspecified site) (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
      • with gangrene 707.00 [785.4]
      • ankle 707.06
      • back
        • lower 707.03
        • upper 707.02
      • buttock 707.05
      • coccyx 707.03
      • elbow 707.01
      • head 707.09
      • heel 707.07
      • hip 707.04
      • other site 707.09
      • sacrum 707.03
      • shoulder blades 707.02
    • lower extremity (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) 707.10
      • decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
        • with gangrene 707.00 [785.4]
        • ankle 707.06
        • buttock 707.05
        • heel 707.07
        • hip 707.04
    • plaster (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
    • pressure 707.00
      • with
        • abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis 707.22
        • full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue 707.23
        • gangrene 707.00 [785.4]
        • necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone 707.24
      • ankle 707.06
      • back
        • lower 707.03
        • upper 707.02
      • buttock 707.05
      • coccyx 707.03
      • elbow 707.01
      • head 707.09
      • healed - omit code
      • healing - code to Ulcer, pressure, by stage
      • heel 707.07
      • hip 707.04
      • other site 707.09
      • sacrum 707.03
      • shoulder blades 707.02
      • stage
        • I (healing) 707.21
        • II (healing) 707.22
        • III (healing) 707.23
        • IV (healing) 707.24
        • unspecified (healing) 707.20
      • unstageable 707.25
    • skin (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (non-healing) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) 707.9
      • decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
        • with gangrene 707.00 [785.4]

Crosswalk Information

The code 707.00 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
707.00 Right Arrow L89.90 Pressure ulcer of unspecified site, unspecified stage
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
707.01 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
707.8 Chronic ulcer of other specified sites
707.9 Chronic ulcer of unspecified site


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