AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Pressure Ulcer Stages

Effective October 1, 2008, a new subcategory (707.2) has been created to report pressure ulcer stages. Prior to this change, the ICD-9-CM classified pressure ulcers by site, but did not distinguish the stages. The new codes (707.20-707.25) do not specify the site of the ulcer. Therefore, the appropriate site of pressure ulcer code (707.00-707.09) should be assigned first. In addition, the code descriptor for codes in subcategory 707.0, has been revised from “Decubitus ulcer” to “Pressure ulcers.” The codes in subcategory 707...

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