
 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 707.20 
  Pressure ulcer, unspecified stage
- 2015
 - Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
 - Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
 
- 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).
 
- 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