A 74-year-old patient was discharged from the hospital after surgical amputation of the right foot due to diabetic osteo
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 10:03 pm
A 74-year-old patient was discharged
from the hospital after surgical amputation of the right foot due
to diabetic osteomyelitis. The patient has type 2 diabetes. She was
admitted to home healthcare for wound care consisting of assessment
for signs and symptoms of a wound infection, instructing the
patient and her husband on wound care, and surgical wound dressing
changes. She will also receive physical therapy to improve her
gait. What codes are assigned?
ICD-10-CM code(s):
from the hospital after surgical amputation of the right foot due
to diabetic osteomyelitis. The patient has type 2 diabetes. She was
admitted to home healthcare for wound care consisting of assessment
for signs and symptoms of a wound infection, instructing the
patient and her husband on wound care, and surgical wound dressing
changes. She will also receive physical therapy to improve her
gait. What codes are assigned?
ICD-10-CM code(s):