MDS Alert
What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Surgical Wound Care Coding and RUG Scores
1. Which of the following constitutes surgical wound care for purposes of coding it in Section M of the MDS 2.0 or MDS 3.0? Circle all that apply. 1. Topical cleansing and/or wound irrigation 2. Application of antimicrobial ointments 3. Application of dressings of any type 4. Suture/staple removal 5. Warm soaks or heat application 6. Application of medicated eye patches after ocular surgery 7. Wound care following surgical debridement of a pressure ulcer 2. A surgical wound and one or more skin treatments coded on the MDS 2.0 may place the resident into which of the following RUG-III categories, if he or she has the requisite ADL score: a. Extensive Services b. Clinically Complex c. Special Care 3. A surgical wound and one or more skin treatments coded on the MDS 3.0 may place the resident into which of the following RUG-IV categories, if he or she has the requisite ADL score (as published in the final SNF PPS rule for FY 2010): a. Extensive Services b. Special Care c. Clinically Complex d. None of the above Editor's note: Check out the answers in the next MDS Alert.
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