
2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 707.20
Pressure ulcer, unspecified stage
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Pressure ulcer,stage NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 707.20 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 707.20 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 707.20.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 707.20: 2015.
- No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM 707.20
Approximate Synonyms
- Decubitus ulcer
- Decubitus ulcer due to spina bifida
- Decubitus ulcer of breast
- Decubitus ulcer of cervix
- Decubitus ulcer of dorsum of foot
- Decubitus ulcer of hip
- On examination - Left diabetic foot - ulcerated
- Pressure sore on back
- Pressure sore on buttocks
- Pressure sore on ear
- Pressure sore on elbow
- Pressure sore on head
- Pressure sore on heel
- Pressure sore on malleolus
- Pressure sore on sacrum
- Pressure sore on shoulder
- Pressure ulcer
- Pressure ulcer due to spina bifida
- Pressure ulcer of ankle
- Pressure ulcer of back
- Pressure ulcer of buttock
- Pressure ulcer of coccyx
- Pressure ulcer of contiguous sites of back, buttock and hip
- Pressure ulcer of contiguous sites of back, buttock, and hip
- Pressure ulcer of elbow
- Pressure ulcer of head
- Pressure ulcer of heel
- Pressure ulcer of hip
- Pressure ulcer of left ankle
- Pressure ulcer of left buttock
- Pressure ulcer of left elbow
- Pressure ulcer of left foot
- Pressure ulcer of left heel
- Pressure ulcer of left hip
- Pressure ulcer of left lower back
- Pressure ulcer of left lower leg
- Pressure ulcer of left toes
- Pressure ulcer of left upper back
- Pressure ulcer of lower back
- Pressure ulcer of lower leg
- Pressure ulcer of right ankle
- Pressure ulcer of right buttock
- Pressure ulcer of right elbow
- Pressure ulcer of right foot
- Pressure ulcer of right heel
- Pressure ulcer of right hip
- Pressure ulcer of right lower back
- Pressure ulcer of right lower leg
- Pressure ulcer of right toes
- Pressure ulcer of right upper back
- Pressure ulcer of sacral region
- Pressure ulcer of sacrum
- Pressure ulcer of toe of left foot
- Pressure ulcer of toe of right foot
- Pressure ulcer of toes
- Pressure ulcer of upper back
- Pressure-induced dermatosis
Applies To
- Healing pressure ulcer NOS
- Healing pressure ulcer, unspecified stage
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
707.20:
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9

pressure 707.00

with

abrasion, blister, partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis 707.22


full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue 707.23


gangrene 707.00
[785.4
]

necrosis of soft tissues through to underlying muscle, tendon, or bone 707.24

ankle 707.06

back
buttock 707.05

coccyx 707.03

elbow 707.01

head 707.09

healed - omit code
healing - code to Ulcer, pressure, by stage
heel 707.07

hip 707.04

other site 707.09

sacrum 707.03

shoulder blades 707.02

stage
unstageable 707.25