Clarkston visited the nursing home today to see how the stage 3 pressure ulcer he debrided was doing. He also changed the dressing on the pressure ulcer. The original damage was through the full thickness of the dermis and into the subcutaneous tissue on the right buttock. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for a follow-up visit in a nursing facility is 99308, and the appropriate ICD-10-CM codes are Z48.817 for encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and L89.313 for pressure ulcer of right buttock, stage 3.

Clarkston Visited the Nursing Home Today to See How the Stage