Ulcers - Lower Extremity & other: Difference between revisions

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Skin ulcer, NOS

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Dermatological Non-Infectious (old)
Type:	Category: Medical Problem (old)
Main Diagnosis:	Ulcers - Lower Extremity & others
Sub Diagnosis:	ULCERS - Lower Extremity & other
Diagnosis Code:	94700 - Ulcers - Other ulcer only (generic) 94701 - Stage 1 - surface reddening of skin 94702 - Stage 2 - just under skin 94703 - Stage 3 - deep-to muscle 94704 - Stage 4 - full layer-to bone 94705 - Unstageable - can't see wound bed
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:	CC & Med
Status:	Currently Collected
Start Date:	2004-Feb

non pressure ulcers

Use the generic entry when one of the following is true:

Wound bed can't be seen so true stage can't be determined.

2017-Aug-24 - added unstageable

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+{{PreICD10 dx
+| NewDxArticle = Skin ulcer, NOS
+}}
+{{DX tag | Dermatological Non-Infectious | Medical Problem | Ulcers - Lower Extremity & others | ULCERS - Lower Extremity & other |
+*94700 -  Ulcers - Other ulcer only  (''generic'')
+*94701 -  Stage 1 - surface reddening of skin
+*94702 -  Stage 2 - just under skin
+*94703 -  Stage 3 - deep-to muscle
+*94704 -  Stage 4 - full layer-to bone
+*94705 -  Unstageable - can't see wound bed
+| No | 0 | CC & Med | Currently Collected | 2004-Feb | }}
+non pressure ulcers
+== When to use the ''generic'' dx ==
+Use the generic entry when one of the following is true:
+* the wound was not assessed
+* there was insufficient info in the chart to determine stage
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+== When to use the Unstageable dx ==
-[[Category: Diagnosis Coding]]
+Wound bed can't be seen so true stage can't be determined.
+== history ==
+-Aug-24 - added unstageable