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Free Medical Coding > ICD10 CM > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes L00-L99 – Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99) > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes L80-L99 – Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L80-L99) > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes L97 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified (L97) > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes L97.5 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of foot (L97.5) > 2025 ICD-10-CM Codes L97.52 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot (L97.52) > 2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.522 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot with fat layer exposed (L97.522)

2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L97.522 – Non-pressure chronic ulcer of other part of left foot with fat layer exposed (L97.522)

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  • L97.522 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM L97.522 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L97.522 – other international versions of ICD-10 L97.522 may differ.

ICD-10-CM L97.522 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):

  • 573 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with mcc
  • 574 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc
  • 575 Skin graft for skin ulcer or cellulitis without cc/mcc
  • 592 Skin ulcers with mcc
  • 593 Skin ulcers with cc
  • 594 Skin ulcers without cc/mcc

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L97.522:

  • exposed fat layer > with L97.526
  • exposed fat layer > with L97.526

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