tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 5

ICD-10: 2-Code Pressure Ulcer Becomes Just 1 for ICD-10

You won't need an additional code for 'stage.' When you report a pressure (decubitus) ulcer diagnosis under ICD-9, you have to use two codes -- one to report the location, and one to report the stage. All that changes when ICD-10 goes into effect. Although the number of codes explodes from 14 under ICD-9 to over 150 in ICD-10, you'll just need one code to report the pressure ulcer location and stage when you begin reporting using the new diagnosis code set.Identify Pressure Ulcer SiteWith ICD-9, you have nine "location" codes to choose from, as follows:707.00 ...

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