Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
READER QUESTIONS:
Update Your Coccyx Ulcer Coding
Published on Fri Feb 20, 2009 
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Arizona Subscriber
Answer: A previous answer from AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-9 named 707.05 as the code for a pressure ulcer on the coccyx; however, new clarification from the Coding Clinic in the form of a letter, states that 707.03 is the correct code.
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