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Remember These Caveats When Coding Pressure Ulcer

Published on Tue May 02, 2023

Follow ICD-10-CM guidelines and note debridement descriptors. Consider a situation in which a patient presents with a pressure ulcer, or pressure injury, of the right heel. The provider notes tissue loss down to the bone with a necrotic wound and developing gangrene. The provider cleans and debrides the pressure injury and bandages it, instructing the patient to keep it clean [...]
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