OASIS · Section M
M1306 — Unhealed Pressure Ulcer/Injury at Stage 2 or Higher
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to Ch. 3, Item M1306.
Response options
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | No |
| 1 | Yes |
How to score it
Determine presence via physical assessment and observation. Code 0, No, only if the only pressure ulcer/injury present is a Stage 1 injury, a fully healed ulcer of any prior stage, or none at all. Code 1, Yes, if the patient has any unhealed Stage 2, 3, or 4 pressure ulcer, or any unstageable pressure ulcer/injury (covered by a non-removable dressing/device, obscured by necrotic tissue with no Stage 4 structures visible, or presenting as a deep tissue injury). Coding 0 skips ahead to M1322 at SOC/ROC (and to M1324 at Discharge). Dash is not a valid response for this item.
The common error
Counting a wound whose primary cause is not pressure (for example a stasis or arterial ulcer) as a pressure ulcer/injury here — CMS's coding tip is explicit that if pressure is not the primary cause of the lesion, it should not be reported under this item.
CMS Q&As on this item
- Q88.5 If you have two Stage 4 pressure ulcers with intact skin in-between them and a tunnel that connects them…
- Q88.6 We are seeking direction regarding serum filled blisters that are caused by shoes rubbing against the foot.…
- Q89.4 M1306-M1324. If at the SOC visit, the assessing clinician observes an open ulcer over a bony prominence, with…
- Q89.6 & M1311. If a patient has an unstageable pressure ulcer due to black stable eschar at SOC and during the…
- Q94 M1306 - M1324. If a Stage 3 pressure ulcer is closed with a muscle flap, what is recorded? What if the muscle…
- Q94.0.1 M1306 - M1324. I have a question about the current guidance that states: “If a pressure ulcer/injury is…
- Q94.0.2 M1306 & M1340. Would a stage 3 pressure ulcer covered with a pig bladder (skin substitute) be considered a…
- Q94.1 M1306 - M1324. If the patient had a pressure ulcer and the post-op surgical report states it was surgically…
- Q96 M1306-M1324. If a single pressure ulcer has partially granulated to the surface, leaving the ulcer open in…
- Q98 M1306-M1324. Can a previously observable Stage 4 pressure ulcer that is now covered with slough or eschar be…
- Q98.1.2 M1306-M1324. Guidance states that the response to M1311 - Current Number of Unhealed Pressure Ulcers/Injuries…
- Q98.1.3 M1306-M1324. Would a Kennedy Ulcer be considered a pressure ulcer for the purposes of coding the pressure…
- Q98.2.2 M1306, M1311, M1322 & M1324. How are mucosal membrane pressure ulcers reported in the OASIS data set?
- Q98.3 M1306 - M1332. Are diabetic foot ulcers classified as pressure ulcers or stasis ulcers?
- Q108.03 M1306-M1324, M1340. If a Pressure Ulcer is replaced with a muscle flap, and before the muscle flap suture…
- Q11 If a pressure ulcer is treated with a skin substitute graft that is not surgically applied would the wound…
Source: OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual — Ch. 3, Item M1306. Verified 2026-04-26.
Nearby Section M items
- M1311Current Number of Unhealed Pressure Ulcers/Injuries at Each Stage
- M1322Current Number of Stage 1 Pressure Injuries
- M1324Stage of Most Problematic Unhealed Pressure Ulcer/Injury that is Stageable
- M1330Does This Patient Have a Stasis Ulcer?
- M1340Does This Patient Have a Surgical Wound?
- M1342Status of Most Problematic Surgical Wound that is Observable
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