MDS Alert
Coding Quizzer:
Section M1
Published on Thu Apr 14, 2005
How would you code the following example in Section M1 (ulcers)?
Mrs. L has end-stage metastatic cancer and weighs 75 pounds. She has a Stage 3 pressure ulcer over her sacrum and two Stage 1 pressure ulcers over her heels.
Answer: a. b. c. d.
Stage 1 2 3 4
Code 2 0 1 0
Source: RAI manual (May 2005 version).
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