
Chronic ulcer of skin

Pressure ulcer
- ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in patients permitted to lie too still for a long period of time; bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites; ulcer is caused by ischemia of the underlying structures of the skin, fat, and muscles as a result of the sustained and constant pressure.
- Death of tissue due to external pressure.

Chronic ulcer of skin, unspecified site
- ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in patients permitted to lie too still for a long period of time; bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites; ulcer is caused by ischemia of the underlying structures of the skin, fat, and muscles as a result of the sustained and constant pressure.
- Death of tissue due to external pressure.

Chronic ulcer of skin, elbow

Chronic ulcer of skin, upper back

Chronic ulcer of skin, lower back

Chronic ulcer of skin, hip

Chronic ulcer of skin, buttock

Chronic ulcer of skin, ankle

Chronic ulcer of skin, heel

Chronic ulcer of skin, other site

Ulcer of lower limb except pressure ulcer

Unspecified ulcer of lower limb

Ulcer of thigh

Ulcer of calf

Ulcer of ankle

Ulcer of heel and midfoot

Ulcer of other part of foot

Ulcer of other part of lower limb

Pressure ulcer stages

Pressure ulcer, unspecified stage

Pressure ulcer, stage i

Pressure ulcer, stage ii

Pressure ulcer, stage iii

Pressure ulcer, stage iv

Pressure ulcer, unstageable

Chronic ulcer of other specified sites

Chronic ulcer of unspecified site
- lesion on the surface of the skin produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.