Specific code 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:
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