Mrs. Thompson was admitted to the skilled nursing facility on November 17 with a pressure ulcer on the sacrum per the sk

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Mrs. Thompson was admitted to the skilled nursing facility on November 17 with a pressure ulcer on the sacrum per the sk

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Mrs. Thompson was admitted to the skilled nursing facility onNovember 17 with a pressure ulcer on the sacrum per the skinassessment performed at the time of admission. The wound wasdocumented on the nursing admission assessment to be a stage 2based on the appearance at that time. The hospital records show thesame sacral ulcer is described as a stage 3 upon admission to thehospital on November 10. The hospital description includes sloughwith full thickness skin loss. There are no records for this ulcerprior to the hospital admission. How would M0300 be coded for thisulcer?
A] One stage 2, one present on admission
B] One stage 2, zero present on admission
C] One stage 3, one present on admission
D] One stage 3, zero present on admission
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