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Can You Code This Pressure Ulcer Case Study?

Published on Fri Mar 17, 2023

Be sure to pay attention to ICD-10-CM guidelines and debridement descriptors. A patient reports to your podiatrist with a pressure ulcer of the right heel. The podiatrist notes there is tissue loss that goes down to the bone; the wound is necrotic, and the notes indicate it has begun to develop gangrene. The podiatrist cleans and debrides the wound, bandages [...]
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