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Emergency Department Coding:

Know Stages to Take Pressure Off When Coding These Ulcers

Published on Thu Nov 13, 2025

Question: A patient reports to the emergency department (ED) with a pressure ulcer on their right elbow. Encounter notes indicate that the ulcer featured “necrosis of soft tissue through to bone.” What ICD-10-CM code should I choose for this encounter? I see a lot of different options for pressure ulcer types in the code book. Arkansas Subscriber Answer: For this [...]
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