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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb64.pdf
December 01, 2008 - Findings 
 
Pressure ulcers, or decubitus ulcers, are increasingly common in 
U.S. hospitalizations. … In 2006, 
more than 90 percent of pressure ulcer-related adult hospitalizations noted pressure ulcers … Stays principally for pressure ulcers 
were slightly longer than those with a secondary pressure ulcer … ulcers 
and those with no pressure ulcer diagnosis, the average cost per day ($1,200) was lower—nearly … In fact, over half of principal pressure ulcer stays (53.4 percent) and secondary 
pressure ulcer stays
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb3.pdf
April 01, 2006 - HCUP Statistical Brief #3: Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Sores, 2003 
 
  
 
 
 
 
HEALTHCARE … Findings 
 
Pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, are increasingly common in 
U.S. hospitalizations. … burden of hospitalizations related to pressure sores (figure 1). … sores 
More than 90 percent of all hospital stays involving the treatment of pressure sores were for … The ICD-9-CM code defining pressure sore is 707.0, Decubitus Ulcer. 
 
2
Unit of analysis 
The unit
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20191-v20201.xlsx
October 01, 2019 - ulcer of skin	L89006	Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow
	SKN003	Pressure ulcer … damage of left upper back
	SKN003	Pressure ulcer of skin	L89136	Pressure-induced deep tissue damage … Pressure ulcer of skin	L89216	Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right hip
	SKN003	Pressure ulcer … Pressure ulcer of skin	L89606	Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified heel
	SKN003	Pressure … ulcer of skin	L89616	Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of right heel
	SKN003	Pressure ulcer of skin
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb3.jsp
April 01, 2006 - Findings 
 
	Pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, are increasingly common in U.S. hospitalizations. … burden of hospitalizations related to pressure sores (figure 1). … sores 
 
More than 90 percent of all hospital stays involving the treatment of pressure sores were … The ICD-9-CM code defining pressure sore is 707.0, Decubitus Ulcer. … Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Sores, 2003.  HCUP Statistical Brief #3. April 2006.
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/ExampleofUsingPOA-CMSHACsusingall-payerdata.pdf
July 01, 2011 - ulcers 8,959,419 615 2.6 6.9
Air embolism 8,959,419 45 0.2 0.5
Blood incompatibility 8,959,419 36 0.2 … ulcers (66 percent). … ulcer and 18 percent had manifestations of poor glycemic control CMS HACs. … ulcer, 13 percent of falls and trauma, and 16 percent of the catheter-
associated urinary tract infection … Ulcers are: 
• 707.23, pressure ulcer, stage III  
• 707.24, pressure ulcer, stage IV 
The ICD-9-CM
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/ExampleofUsingPOA-CMSHACsusingall-payerdata.jsp
August 01, 2011 - ulcers (66 percent). … ulcer and 18 percent had manifestations of poor glycemic control CMS HACs. … Stage 3 and 4 pressure ulcers: private insurance: 0.32; Medicaid: 1.25. … Stage 3 and 4 pressure ulcers: 45-64 year olds: 1.44; 65-84 year olds: 2.18; 85 years and older: 2.57 … Ulcers are: 
 
 707.23, pressure ulcer, stage III  
 707.24, pressure ulcer, stage IV 
 
 The ICD-9-
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb96.pdf
September 01, 2010 - ■ Among the nine selected potentially 
preventable hospitalizations, stays for 
pressure ulcers had … Data are also presented on 
injurious falls and pressure ulcers, two conditions that are highly relevant … Stays principally for pressure ulcers were relatively rare among other Medicare beneficiaries (49 stays … ulcers (32 percent of all dual eligible pressure ulcer stays), asthma (30 
percent of all dual eligible … Data are also presented on pressure ulcers and injurious falls, two conditions that are not from the
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/POAAddonfile042208AHRQMod.pdf
September 23, 2010 - Procedure
Pneumonia, Organism 
unspecified
Urinary Tract Infection
3 Digit DX code
4 Digit DX code
Decubitus … Ulcer on Heel-
Bedsore or Pressure Ulcer
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2011_05.pdf
January 01, 2011 - The 
reduction in rates for five PSIs was statistically significant: decubitus ulcer, foreign body 
left … Importantly, 
when POA information was incorporated, most cases of decubitus ulcer, post-operative 
hip … The study assessed rates of four PSIs – decubitus ulcer, infections due to 
medical care, postoperative … Several ideas and tools are suggested to 
assist providers in staging pressure ulcers including the use … Of 
the last 16 reported patients with a pressure ulcer, only 25% were recorded with an ICD-
9-CM pressure
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb237-Patient-Safety-Adverse-Events-2011-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The PSIs focus on adverse events during the 
hospital stay (such as pressure ulcers), complications associated … Ulcer Rate Wounds caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin usually 
around bony prominences 
 PSI … ulcers (23.1 percent 
decrease). … ulcers 
(69.1 percent), death rate in low-mortality DRGs (68.9 percent), and iatrogenic pneumothorax … The 10 risk-adjusted rates contributing to PSI 90 are as follows:
	 Pressure Ulcer Rate (PSI 03)
	
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/facts_figures_2005.jsp
January 01, 2005 - During the 12 year period since 1993, there was a 76 percent increase in pressure sore hospitalizations … sore ICD-9-CM codes: 
707.0         Decubitus ulcer 
707.00       Decubitus ulcer, unspecified site … 707.01       Decubitus ulcer, elbow 
707.02       Decubitus ulcer, upper back 
707.03       Decubitus … ulcer, lower back 
707.04       Decubitus ulcer, hip 
707.05       Decubitus ulcer, buttock 
707.06 …        Decubitus ulcer, ankle 
707.07       Decubitus ulcer, heel 
707.09       Decubitus ulcer, other
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/annualreport/HAR_2005.pdf
January 01, 2005 - During	the	12	year	
period	since	1993,	there	was	a	76	percent	increase	in	pressure	
sore	hospitalizations … exHiBit 2.7 pressure sores
number of discharges for pressure Sores, 1993–2005
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov … sore	ICD-9-CM	codes:
707.0	 Decubitus	ulcer
707.00	 Decubitus	ulcer,	unspecified	site
707.01	 Decubitus … ulcer,	elbow
707.02	 Decubitus	ulcer,	upper	back
707.03	 Decubitus	ulcer,	lower	back
707.04	 Decubitus … ulcer,	hip
707.05	 Decubitus	ulcer,	buttock
707.06	 Decubitus	ulcer,	ankle
707.07	 Decubitus	ulcer,
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_4.jsp
January 01, 2005 - Exhibit 2.4 Average Length of Stay and Average Charges 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Exhibit 2.4 Average Length of Stay and Average Charges 
 Inpatient Hospital Stays for Principal Diagnosis: Number of Discharges, Average Length of Stay and Average Charges, Ordered by Average Length of Stay, 2005 
 
 
 Principal Diagnosis CCS Conditio… 
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012-02.pdf
January 01, 2012 - ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more daysa (excluding 
neonates; transfers … ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding transfers; 
patients … ulcers, such as cases from earlier admissions or 
from other hospitals. … Ulcer 
• PSI 6 Iatrogenix Pneumothorax 
• PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection … Ulcer  
• PDI 5 Pediatric: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax  
• PDI 8 Pediatric: Postoperative Hemorrhage or
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_03.pdf
January 01, 2012 - ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding neonates; 
transfers … ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding transfers; 
patients … ulcers, such as cases from earlier admissions or 
from other hospitals. … Ulcer 
• PSI 6 Iatrogenix Pneumothorax 
• PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection … Ulcer  
• PDI 5 Pediatric: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax  
• PDI 8 Pediatric: Postoperative Hemorrhage or
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/tools/Dx_Pr_Grps_Formats.TXT
December 28, 2023 - SKN002        : Other specified inflammatory condition of skin'
   'SKN003        ' = 'SKN003        : Pressure … ulcer of skin'
   'SKN004        ' = 'SKN004        : Non-pressure ulcer of skin'
   'SKN005
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AHRQFINALREPORTVHI.jsp
July 01, 2016 - value 
 
 
 YES 
 5 
 9 
 9 
 0 
   
   
   
 1 
 POA value in the 8th position 
 
 
 5 Digit DX code 
 Decubitus … Ulcer on Heel-Bedsore or Pressure Ulcer 
 YES 
 7 
 0 
 7 
 0 
 7 
   
   
 W 
 POA value in the 8th … Ulcer (707.03) 
 0 
 0.0 
 12 
 92.3 
 1 
 7.7 
 13 
 
 
 Pressure Ulcer (707.07) 
 0 
 0.0 
 5 
 100.0 … 0 
 0.0 
 5 
 
 
 Pressure Ulcer (707.09) 
 0 
 0.0 
 3 
 100.0 
 0 
 0.0 
 3 
 
 
 Pulmonary Embolism … 0.66 
 0.74 
 0.73 
 
 
 2 
 Death in low mortality DRGs 
 0.70 
 0.70 
 0.43 
 2.83 
 . 
 
 
 3 
 Decubitus
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb279-Diabetes-Inpatient-Stays-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - complications* —† —† 3 41.1 
Essential hypertension 5 21.2 4 40.1  
Chronic kidney disease 10 16.4 5 35.8  
Pressure … ulcer of skin —† —† 6 34.7 
Nonpressure ulcer of skin —† —† 7 31.3 
Coronary atherosclerosis* —† —† … stays for type 2 but not type 1 diabetes: hypertension with complications and 
secondary hypertension, pressure … ulcer of skin, nonpressure ulcer of skin, coronary atherosclerosis 
and other heart disease, and skin
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-vs-Beta-CCS-Comparison.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 199 Chronic ulcer of skin 3 SKN003 – Pressure ulcer of skin 
SKN004 – Non-pressure ulcer of skin 
200
                                     
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2011_06.pdf
January 01, 2011 - ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more daysa (excluding 
neonates; transfers … ulcers – Stage III or IV – per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding transfers; 
patients … ulcers, such as cases from earlier admissions or 
from other hospitals. … Ulcer 
 PSI 8 – Post-operative hip fractures 
 PSI 9 – Post-operative hemorrhage or hematoma … Ulcer  
 PDI 5 Pediatric: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax  
 PDI 8 Pediatric: Postoperative Hemorrhage or