Dm foot wound

danielle.stevens@essentiahealth.orgdanielle.stevens@essentiahealth.org
in Home Care Coding General
If the MD documents "wound" instead of ulcer can I stil code it to the E11.612.

Also the wound has osteomyelitis, would I sequence that first followed by the organisms and then the DM ulcer, non-pressure ulcer?

Thanks :)

Danie Stevens
Home Health Coder, RHIT
Essentia Health St. Mary's
114 Frazee Street East Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-314-7857
Danielle.Stevens@essentiahealth.org
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