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Differentiate Between Pressure Ulcer Stages

Published on Thu Jun 17, 2021

Question: I’m looking at codes from category L89- (Pressure ulcer), and I’m trying to figure out which character designates the pressure ulcer stage. Can you help me? Maine Subscriber Answer: The sixth character of the L89- codes identifies the pressure ulcer stage. ICD-10-CM classifies pressure ulcer stages based on severity, which is designated by stages 1-4, deep tissue pressure injury, [...]
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