AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Excisional Debridement of Sacrum

A patient with sacral decubitus ulcer and abscess of gluteal ulcer presents for debridement of ulcer and drainage of gluteal abscess. Excisional debridement was done on the first wound down to and including the level of muscle. When excisional debridement is performed of the sacral area down to and including the muscle, what is the appropriate body part value? ...

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