Pressure-induced deep tissue damage, of other area
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ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Pressure-induced deep tissue damage, of other area |
ICD10 code: | L89.6.3 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Ulcers - Decubitus only |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
Pressure-induced deep tissue damage
A localized area of persistent non-blanchable deep red, maroon, or purple discoloration, that may present with intact skin or as a blood-filled blister. The depth is not immediately clear and it can evolve into a full-thickness wound or develop eschar. It is diagnosed based on color changes and tissue consistency, not initially by depth as that is not immediately clear.
Other decubitus options for this Stage:
Decubitus Deep Tissue Damage codes: |
Decubitus location other area
- Includes any pressure ulcer that is not already captured in our current ICD Codes
- eg. ear, elbow, hip, lip from ETT etc
Other decubitus options for this area:
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
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Data - Outliers
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
Related CCI Codes
- code Debridement if applicable
Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
none found
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