Guideline video for Integumentary System

How many codes are used when coding category L89

• As many codes as needed to capture all anatomical locations and stages of the ulcers present.

• As many codes as needed to capture all anatomical locations only.

• As many codes as needed to capture all stages of the ulcers only.

• Only code the pressure ulcer stage and anatomical location present at discharge.

Unstageable is the same as Unspecified

• True

• False

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If the patient is admitted with a healed ulcer, no code is needed.

• True

• False

If the patient has a pressure ulcer stage I on admission and it progresses to stage II, only code the stage of the ulcer upon discharge.

• True

• False

If the patient is admitted with an ulcer stage II and then it heals during admission, no code is needed.

• True

• False

You must only look to the provider documentation for the stage of the ulcer

• True

• False

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