The patient has a large left hip decubitus ulcer with tunneling but no involvement of bone,tendon,or muscle.Which pressure injury stage will be recorded in the patient's chart?

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Stage 3: Full-thickness tissue loss; subcutaneous fat may be visible,but bone,tendon,or muscle is not exposed; slough may be present but does not obscure the depth of tissue loss; may include undermining and tunneling
Stage 1: Intact skin with nonblanchable redness of a localized area,usually over a bony prominence
Stage 2: Partial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed,without slough; may also present as an intact or open/ruptured serum-filled blister
Stage 4: Full-thickness tissue loss with exposed bone,tendon,or muscle; slough or eschar may be present; often includes undermining and tunneling

The Patient Has a Large Left Hip Decubitus Ulcer with Tunneling