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Coding and documentation references for the diabetic foot – ICD-10 pairings, laterality and severity digits, and the subcategory headers that are not billable.

Diabetic Foot ICD-10 Codes

September 7, 2026 by Dr. Tom Biernacki, DPM, FACFAS
Diabetic Foot Guide article card: Diabetic foot ICD-10 codes, in the Reference series, by Dr. Tom Biernacki, DPM, FACFAS

E11.621 plus an L97 code, in that order. The FY2026 ICD-10-CM codes for diabetic foot ulcers, Charcot and neuropathy, and which ones are headers you cannot bill.

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Dr. Tom Biernacki, DPM, FACFAS is a double board-certified podiatric foot and ankle surgeon in Michigan. Diabetic wounds, Charcot neuroarthropathy and at-risk feet are daily work, not a side interest.

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Fever, redness spreading up the leg, pus or a bad smell, black tissue, or a foot that has turned cold, pale or dusky. An open wound on a diabetic foot is a this-week problem even when it does not hurt.

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