ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Skin disorders provoked by external factors
EH90 — Pressure ulceration
ICD-11 EH90 — Pressure ulceration
Pressure ulcers result from localised injury and ischaemic necrosis of skin and underlying tissues due to prolonged pressure, or pressure in combination with shear; bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites; immobility and debility are major contributing factors.
It includes 3 items.
- pressure injury
- pressure ulcer
- bedsore
It excludes 1 item.
- decubitus (trophic) ulcer of cervix (uteri) (GA15.1)
Diagnosis with code EH90 contains 7 clarifying diagnoses:
- 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
- EH90.5 — Pressure ulceration, ungradable
- EH90.Z — Pressure ulcer of unspecified grade