Pressure ulceration, ungradable

Description

Pressure ulcer with full thickness skin loss in which actual depth of the ulcer is completely obscured by slough (yellow, tan, grey, green or brown) and/or eschar (tan, brown or black) in the wound bed. Until enough slough and/or eschar are removed to expose the base of the wound, it is not possible to determine whether the ulcer is grade 3 or grade 4.

Index terms

Pressure ulceration, ungradable
pressure injury with depth unknown
pressure ulcer with at least full thickness skin loss but true depth not known

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stage unknown decubitus ulcer
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of head
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of upper limb
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of upper back
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of lower back
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of ischium
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of lower limb
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of trochanter
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of hip
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of heel
Pressure ulceration, ungradable of toe

Inclusions

pressure injury with depth unknown

Exclusions from above levels

GA15.1 – decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri)

Sibling codes

EH90.0 – Pressure ulceration grade 1
EH90.1 – Pressure ulceration grade 2
EH90.2 – Pressure ulceration grade 3
EH90.3 – Pressure ulceration grade 4
EH90.4 – Suspected deep pressure-induced tissue damage, depth unknown
EH90.Z – Pressure ulcer of unspecified grade

Foundation entity

Pressure ulceration, ungradable – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1790484912

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: EH90: Pressure ulceration › 14: Diseases of the skin