LINDAACOSTA
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Please help me to finding a dx code for cellulitis with necrotic eschar. do I code them separate?
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The necrotic eschar is describing the area of the skin that has turned black as the tissue has died off. Need more information before assigning a code. There may be more than one code to report this condition, but need to know where the cellulitis is and how it occured.
mitchellde
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Is this a burn? Yes more information is needed.