"Typically, WCC pa- tients have chronic, non-healing wounds," explained Rice. "And right now, the only other WCC is in Aberdeen, 45 miles west of us." A highly trained multi-disciplinary team of physicians and healthcare professionals will provide ad- vanced wound care, which uses ...
Changes in Classifications of Chronic Lower-Limb Wound Codes in Patients with Diabetes: ICD-9-CM Versus ICD-10-CMICD-9ICD-10diabetes and foot ulcerswound classificationOBJECTIVE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification...
10. Acute and Chronic Conditions If the same condition is described as both acute (subacute) and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same indentation level, code both and sequence the acute (subacute) code first. 11. Combination Code A combination code is a...