Pressure ulcer on R hip & R ischial

R ischial is coded as R buttock so if Pt has PU on R hip & R ischial, both are stag-3, do we need to code L89.43 or code them separate..

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  • edited April 2017
    Are they contiguous?
  • Are they contiguous?

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    R ischial is coded as R buttock so if Pt has PU on R hip & R ischial, both are stag-3, do we need to code L89.43 or code them separate..
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  • edited April 2017
    If not I would code separate for hip and buttock
  • If not I would code separate for hip and buttock

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Amisha Patel [mailto:amishaben.patel@amitahealth.org]
    Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 12:18 PM
    To: HomeCareCoding-L
    Subject: [homecarecoding-l] Pressure ulcer on R hip & R ischial

    R ischial is coded as R buttock so if Pt has PU on R hip & R ischial, both are stag-3, do we need to code L89.43 or code them separate..
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