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2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 707.9
Chronic ulcer of unspecified site
- lesion on the surface of the skin produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.
- Short description: Chronic skin ulcer NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 707.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 707.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 707.9: 2012 2013.
707.9 Alternative Terminology
- Application site ulcer
- Chronic trophic ulcer of skin
- Chronic ulcer of skin
- Cratered ulcer
- Cutaneous streptococcal ulcer
- Cutaneous ulceration due to cytotoxic therapy
- Desert sore
- Familial acantholysis
- Infected ulcer of skin
- Injection site ulcer
- Ischemic ulcer
- Methotrexate skin ulceration
- Mucocutaneous ulcer
- Mucosal ulcer
- Necrosis and/or ulceration of skin due to extravasation of drug
- Neuropathic ulcer
- On examination - depth of ulcer
- On examination - skin ulcer
- On examination - skin ulcer present
- On examination - trophic skin ulceration
- Parastomal ulceration
- Skin ulcer
- Skin ulcer associated with diabetes mellitus
- Skin ulcer of nose
- Skin ulcer with punched out edge
- Superficial ulcer of skin
- Traumatic skin ulcer
- Traumatic ulcer
- Tropical phagedenic ulcer
- Type i diabetes mellitus with ulcer
- Type ii diabetes mellitus with ulcer
- Ulcer
- Ulcer due to bacteroides
- Ulcer of skin or mucosa
- Ulcerating cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Ulceration of skin due to therapeutic ionizing radiation
Applies To
- Chronic ulcer NOS
- Trophic ulcer NOS
- Tropical ulcer NOS
- Ulcer of skin NOS
Convert 707.9 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM 707.9 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM L98.499 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin of other sites with unspecified severity
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 707.9:
- Atrophy, atrophic
ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Barcoo disease or rot (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Desert
sore (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Diabetes, diabetic (brittle) (congenital) (familial) (mellitus) (severe) (slight) (without complication) 250.0

secondary (chemical-induced) (due to chronic condition) (due to infection) (drug-induced) 249.0

with
acetonemia 249.1

acidosis 249.1

amyotrophy 249.6
[353.5
]
angiopathy, peripheral 249.7
[443.81
]
autonomic neuropathy (peripheral) 249.6
[337.1
]
bone change 249.8
[731.8
]
cataract 249.5
[366.41
]
coma (with ketoacidosis) 249.3

complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium (maternal) 648.0


affecting fetus or newborn 775.0

complication NEC 249.9


specified NEC 249.8

dorsal sclerosis 249.6
[340
]
due to overdose or wrong substance given or taken - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
gangrene 249.7
[785.4
]
gastroparesis 249.6
[536.3
]
glaucoma 249.5
[365.44
]
glomerulosclerosis (intercapillary) 249.4
[581.81
]
glycogenosis, secondary 249.8
[259.8
]
hyperosmolar coma 249.2

hyperosmolarity 249.2

hypertension-nephrosis syndrome 249.4
[581.81
]
hypoglycemia 249.8

hypoglycemic shock 249.8

intercapillary glomerulosclerosis 249.4
[581.81
]
iritis 249.5
[364.42
]
ketosis, ketoacidosis 249.1

Kimmelstiel (-Wilson) disease or syndrome (intercapillary glomerulosclerosis) 249.4
[581.81
]
Lancereaux's (diabetes mellitus with marked emaciation) 249.8
[261
]
lipoidosis 249.8
[272.7
]
macular edema 249.5
[362.07
]
maternal
microaneurysms, retinal 249.5
[362.01
]
mononeuropathy 249.6
[355.9
]
nephropathy 249.4
[583.81
]
nephrosis (syndrome) 249.4
[581.81
]
neuralgia 249.6
[357.2
]
neuritis 249.6
[357.2
]
neurogenic arthropathy 249.6
[713.5
]
neuropathy 249.6
[357.2
]
osteomyelitis 249.8
[731.8
]
peripheral autonomic neuropathy 249.6
[337.1
]
polyneuropathy 249.6
[357.2
]
retinal
retinitis 249.5
[362.01
]
retinopathy 249.5
[362.01
]
ulcer (skin) 249.8
[707.9]
xanthoma 249.8
[272.2
]
ulcer (skin) 250.8
[707.9]
due to secondary diabetes 249.8
[707.9]
lower extremity 250.8
[707.10
]
specified site NEC 250.8
[707.8
]
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
Barcoo (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9

local, skin (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 686.9

abscess - see Abscess, by site
cellulitis - see Cellulitis, by site
ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Naga sore (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Phagedena (dry) (moist) (see also Gangrene) 785.4

tropical (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Phagedenic - see also condition
ulcer (tropical) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Rot
Barcoo (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Sloughing (multiple) (skin) 686.9

ulcer (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Sore
desert (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
naga (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
tropical (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
veldt (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
with gangrene 707.9 [785.4
]
abdomen (wall) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
ala, nose 478.19
alveolar process 526.5
anastomotic - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
anorectal 569.41
antral - see Ulcer, stomach
anus (sphincter) (solitary) 569.41

varicose - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
aorta - see Aneurysm
arm (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
arteriosclerotic plaque - see Arteriosclerosis, by site
atrophic NEC - see Ulcer, skin
Barrett's (chronic peptic ulcer of esophagus) 530.85
bile duct 576.8
bladder (solitary) (sphincter) 596.8
bleeding NEC - see Ulcer, peptic, with hemorrhage
bone 730.9
bowel (see also Ulcer, intestine) 569.82
breast 611.0
bronchitis 491.8
bronchus 519.19
buccal (cavity) (traumatic) 528.9
burn (acute) - see Ulcer, duodenum
Buruli 031.1
cancerous (M8000/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
cardia - see Ulcer, stomach
cecum (see also Ulcer, intestine) 569.82
chancroidal 099.0
chest (wall) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
Chiclero 085.4
chin (pyogenic) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
chronic (cause unknown) - see also Ulcer, skin
penis 607.89
Cochin-China 085.1
colitis - see Colitis, ulcerative
colon (see also Ulcer, intestine) 569.82
conjunctiva (acute) (postinfectional) 372.00
cornea (infectional) 370.00

with perforation 370.06

annular 370.02

catarrhal 370.01

central 370.03

dendritic 054.42

marginal 370.01

mycotic 370.05

phlyctenular, tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3
[370.31
]
ring 370.02

rodent 370.07

serpent, serpiginous 370.04

superficial marginal 370.01

tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.3
[370.31
]
corpus cavernosum (chronic) 607.89
crural - see Ulcer, lower extremity
Curling's - see Ulcer, duodenum
Cushing's - see Ulcer, peptic
cystitis (interstitial) 595.1
decubitus (unspecified site) (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
dendritic 054.42
diabetes, diabetic (mellitus) 250.8
[707.9]
due to secondary diabetes 249.8
[707.9]
lower limb 250.8
[707.10
]
specified site NEC 250.8
[707.8
]
Dieulafoy - see Lesion, Dieulafoy
due to
infection NEC - see Ulcer, skin
radiation, radium - see Ulcer, by site
trophic disturbance (any region) - see Ulcer, skin
x-ray - see Ulcer, by site
duodenum, duodenal (eroded) (peptic) 532.9
dysenteric NEC 009.0
elusive 595.1
endocarditis (any valve) (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 421.0
enteritis - see Colitis, ulcerative
enterocolitis 556.0
epiglottis 478.79
esophagus (peptic) 530.20
eyelid (region) 373.01
face (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
fauces 478.29
Fenwick (-Hunner) (solitary) (see also Cystitis) 595.1
fistulous NEC - see Ulcer, skin
foot (indolent) (see also Ulcer, lower extremity) 707.15
frambesial, initial or primary 102.0
gallbladder or duct 575.8
gall duct 576.8
gangrenous (see also Gangrene) 785.4
gastric - see Ulcer, stomach
gastrocolic - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
gastroduodenal - see Ulcer, peptic
gastroesophageal - see Ulcer, stomach
gastrohepatic - see Ulcer, stomach
gastrointestinal - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
gastrojejunal (eroded) (peptic) 534.9
gastrojejunocolic - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
gingiva 523.8
gingivitis 523.10
glottis 478.79
granuloma of pudenda 099.2
groin (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
gum 523.8
gumma, due to yaws 102.4
hand (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
hard palate 528.9
Hunner's 595.1
hypopharynx 478.29
hypopyon (chronic) (subacute) 370.04
hypostaticum - see Ulcer, varicose
ileocolitis 556.1
ileum (see also Ulcer, intestine) 569.82
intestine, intestinal 569.82
ischemic 707.9
jejunum, jejunal - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
keratitis (see also Ulcer, cornea) 370.00
knee - see Ulcer, lower extremity
labium (majus) (minus) 616.50
leg - see Ulcer, lower extremity
lip 528.5
Lipschütz's 616.50
lower extremity (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) 707.10

with gangrene (see also Ulcer, lower extremity) 707.10
[785.4
]

arteriosclerotic 440.24

ankle 707.13

arteriosclerotic 440.23


with gangrene 440.24

calf 707.12

decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00

foot 707.15

heel 707.14

knee 707.19

specified site NEC 707.19

thigh 707.11

toes 707.15

varicose 454.0


inflamed or infected 454.2
luetic - see Ulcer, syphilitic
malignant (M8000/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
marginal NEC - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
meatus (urinarius) 597.89
Meckel's diverticulum 751.0
Meleney's (chronic undermining) 686.09
Mooren's (cornea) 370.07
mouth (traumatic) 528.9
mycobacterial (skin) 031.1
nasopharynx 478.29
navel cord (newborn) 771.4
neurogenic NEC - see Ulcer, skin
nose, nasal (infectional) (passage) 478.19
oral mucosa (traumatic) 528.9
palate (soft) 528.9
penetrating NEC - see Ulcer, peptic, with perforation
penis (chronic) 607.89
peptic (site unspecified) 533.9
perforating NEC (see also Ulcer, peptic, with perforation) 533.5

skin 707.9
perineum (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
peritonsillar 474.8
phagedenic (tropical) NEC - see Ulcer, skin
pharynx 478.29
phlebitis - see Phlebitis
plaster (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00
popliteal space - see Ulcer, lower extremity
postpyloric - see Ulcer, duodenum
prepuce 607.89
prepyloric - see Ulcer, stomach
pressure 707.00
prostate 601.8
pseudopeptic - see Ulcer, peptic
pyloric - see Ulcer, stomach
rectum (sphincter) (solitary) 569.41

stercoraceous, stercoral 569.41

varicose - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
retina (see also Chorioretinitis) 363.20
rodent (M8090/3) - see also Neoplasm, skin, malignant
cornea 370.07
round - see Ulcer, stomach
sacrum (region) (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
Saemisch's 370.04
scalp (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
sclera 379.09
scrofulous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.2
seminal vesicle 608.89
skin (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (non-healing) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) 707.9
with gangrene 707.9 [785.4
]
amebic 006.6

decubitus (see also Ulcer, pressure) 707.00

in granulocytopenia 288.09

lower extremity (see also Ulcer, lower extremity) 707.10

mycobacterial 031.1

syphilitic (early) (secondary) 091.3

tuberculous (primary) (see also Tuberculosis) 017.0

varicose - see Ulcer, varicose
sloughing NEC - see Ulcer, skin
soft palate 528.9
solitary, anus or rectum (sphincter) 569.41
spermatic cord 608.89
stasis (leg) (venous) 454.0
stoma, stomal - see Ulcer, gastrojejunal
stomach (eroded) (peptic) (round) 531.9
stomatitis 528.00
stress - see Ulcer, peptic
strumous (tuberculous) (see also Tuberculosis) 017.2
submental (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.8
submucosal, bladder 595.1
testis 608.89
thigh - see Ulcer, lower extremity
toe - see Ulcer, lower extremity
tongue (traumatic) 529.0
trachea 519.19
trophic - see Ulcer, skin
tropical NEC (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
tuberculous - see Tuberculosis, ulcer
tunica vaginalis 608.89
turbinate 730.9
umbilicus (newborn) 771.4
unspecified site NEC - see Ulcer, skin
urethra (meatus) (see also Urethritis) 597.89
vagina 616.89
valve, heart 421.0
varicose (lower extremity, any part) 454.0

anus - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
broad ligament 456.5

esophagus (see also Varix, esophagus) 456.1


bleeding (see also Varix, esophagus, bleeding) 456.0

inflamed or infected 454.2

nasal septum 456.8

perineum 456.6

rectum - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
scrotum 456.4

specified site NEC 456.8

sublingual 456.3

vulva 456.6
vas deferens 608.89
vesical (see also Ulcer, bladder) 596.8
vulva (acute) (infectional) 616.50
vulvobuccal, recurring 616.50
x-ray - see Ulcer, by site
yaws 102.4
- Veldt sore (see also Ulcer, skin) 707.9
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