L89.13
Header — not billablePressure ulcer of right lower back
The ICD-10 code for pressure ulcer of right lower back is L89.13.
L89.13 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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.
Child codes under L89.13
- L89.130Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unstageable
- L89.131Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 1
- L89.132Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 2
- L89.133Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 3
- L89.134Pressure ulcer of right lower back, stage 4
- L89.136Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right lower back
- L89.139Pressure ulcer of right lower back, unspecified stage
Related codes in this category
- L89.10Pressure ulcer of unspecified part of backnon-billable header
- L89.11Pressure ulcer of right upper backnon-billable header
- L89.12Pressure ulcer of left upper backnon-billable header
- L89.14Pressure ulcer of left lower backnon-billable header
- L89.15Pressure ulcer of sacral regionnon-billable header
- L89.13Pressure ulcer of right lower backnon-billable header