The provider's documentation states the following diagnostic statement: "Patient has a pressure ulcer on the left, upper back that is healing well." The coder would select the following to appropriately code this statement:
A) L89.140, pressure ulcer, left lower back, unstageable
B) L89.121, pressure ulcer, left upper back, stage 1
C) L89.120, pressure ulcer, left upper back, unstageable
D) L89.141, pressure ulcer, left lower back, stage 1
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