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L89.38: Stage IV decubitus ulcer Other lower limb sites

Skin on your leg has been damaged by pressure. As a result, an open wound has formed.

This skin damage often occurs when the body is very weak. The person is then often unable to move unaided. When someone is lying down for a long time, pressure on the same spot has an impact over time. When pressure is put on the skin for a long time, the blood circulates less well to the skin which can damage the skin. If the person is also very thin, the tissue is more susceptible to the pressure. Those parts of the body where the bones can easily be felt are particularly affected.

The skin on your leg and the tissue beneath it are so deeply damaged that the bone is visible. The bone can sometimes become inflamed.

If the tissue is damaged for a long time and, especially, in deeper layers, the wound can become inflamed. A weak immune system tends to make the wound become inflamed and slows down the healing process.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).