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 determined clinically, it is appropriate to classify it as "unstageable." The correct code in this scenario is D) L89.210, which specifically denotes an unstageable pressure ulcer of the right hip.

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