L98.A216 (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right forearm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis)
compared with
L98.A296 (Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis),
from the official CMS tabular data. L98.A216 and L98.A296 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. L98.A216 and L98.A296 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
L00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)
L00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)
Definition
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of right forearm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L98.A216).
Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified forearm with bone involvement without evidence of necrosis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L98.A296).