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pressue ulcer

  1. J

    Wiki Coding Pressure Ulcers in the same area

    I'm need of clarification. When a patient has 2 pressure ulcers in the same area (ie. 2 separate ulcers on the left buttock, stage 2), would the code be used twice since the guidelines states "assign as many codes ... to identify all ..."? Or would coding it once suffice since both ulcers are...
    • jessicalao
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    • coding coding advice needed guidelines icd 10 coding pressue ulcer
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    • Forum: ICD-10
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