L89.0
Header — not billablePressure ulcer of elbow
The ICD-10 code for pressure ulcer of elbow is L89.0.
L89.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- L89.1Pressure ulcer of backnon-billable header
- L89.2Pressure ulcer of hipnon-billable header
- L89.3Pressure ulcer of buttocknon-billable header
- L89.4Pressure ulcer of contiguous site of back, buttock and hipnon-billable header
- L89.5Pressure ulcer of anklenon-billable header
- L89.6Pressure ulcer of heelnon-billable header
- L89.8Pressure ulcer of other sitenon-billable header
- L89.9Pressure ulcer of unspecified sitenon-billable header
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbownon-billable header