Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle)

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ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx:	Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle)
ICD10 code:	L89.2
Pre-ICD10 counterpart:	Ulcers - Decubitus only
Charlson/ALERT Scale:	none
APACHE Como Component:	none
APACHE Acute Component:	none
Start Date:
Stop Date:	2025-07-01
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements):	No results
External ICD10 Documentation	ICD-10 CM Wikipedia ICD-10 Wikipedia WHO ICD10 documentation ICD10data.com

This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.

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  • 2025-07-01
  • L89.2

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Additional Info

Pressure Ulcer on Wikipedia

• Stage 3 - Full thickness tissue loss. Subcutaneous fat is visible in the ulcer. The depth of tissue damage varies by anatomical location, and slough may be present but does not obscure the depth
• involves dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous layers

Includes

• pressure ulcers from rectal tubes, ETT/trach, PEG tube, splints combine with Iatrogenic, complication of medical or surgical care NOS

Coding multiple ulcers

• If there are pressure ulcers on DIFFERENT body parts (e.g. left heel, right heel, coccyx) then code them separately
• If there are multiple pressure ulcers close to each other on the same body part (e.g. coccyx area) then only code the one with the highest/worst stage.

Coding Progression of Ulcers

• Progression of Ulcers should be coded following our guidelines for Acquired Diagnosis combine each stage progression with the date and time it was noted in the chart.

Data

Julie will report on the worst stage from Acquired Diagnosis How will that work now with the locations included? How will the report aggregate? And: which report? It should link to the diagnoses using the wiki infrastructure. If you tell me which report(s) I can set that up. Ttenbergen 15:35, 30 June 2025 (CDT) what is the rank of this in relation to decubitus stages? is this before stage 1 or what? - Julie By "this" do you mean the Category:Decubitus Deep Tissue Damage? It's not before 1, it's a different thing and can apparently be serious, and likely to progress to a higher stage pressure ulcer. Might be best to report it as its own thing. Ttenbergen 01:25, 31 July 2025 (CDT) Julie emailed Carmen Hrymak 7/13/2025 to inquire about the reporting of ulcer rate now that the locations of ulcer were added. Waiting for response.

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Data - Outliers

• see 2024 investigation of 2022 rise in the number of decubitus ulcers

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

Or:

• Ulcers - Diabetic foot only
• Skin ulcer, NOS

Candidate Combined ICD10 codes

Related CCI Codes

• code Debridement if applicable

Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)

none found

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