BC Advantage - 2010 Issue 7

Coding for Pressure Ulcers

Pressure ulcers (also called pressure sores or bed sores) are areas of skin that break down when you stay in one position for too long without shifting your weight. Depending on how a physician treats the ulcer will depend on how it is coded and billed. This article will address the formation of pressure ulcers, treatment of pressure ulcers, and coding of pressure ulcers.Pressure UlcersA pressure ulcer starts as reddened skin but gets progressively worse, forming a blister, then an open sore, and finally a crater. The most common places for pressure ulcers are over bony prominences (bones...

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