Cumulative Official WHO Updates to ICD 10 - 1996 - 2001

Codes from 707.2, Pressure ulcer stages, may not be assigned as a principal or first-listed diagnosis. The pressure ulcer stage codes should only be used with pressure ulcers and not with other types of ulcers (e.g., stasis ulcer). The ICD-9-CM classifies pressure ulcer stages based on severity, which is designated by stages I-IV and unstageable ................
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