A patient's pressure ulcer of the right hip is covered by eschar (scar tissue) and the ulcer stage cannot be clinically determined: The coder should assign:

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When a pressure ulcer is covered by eschar and its stage cannot be clinically determined, it is appropriate to classify it as unstageable, which is accurately represented by the code L89.210 for a pressure ulcer of the right hip that is unstageable.

A Patient's Pressure Ulcer of the Right Hip Is Covered