M1311 — Current Number of Unhealed Pressure Ulcers/Injuries at Each Stage
Response options, how to score it, and the error that most often sends the record back. Cited to Ch. 3, Item M1311.
How to score it
Report the current count of unhealed pressure injuries at each NPIAP stage (Stage 1 through 4, unstageable, and deep tissue injury). Count only pressure injuries — not other wound types. Do not 'back-stage' a healing pressure injury. See Guidance Manual Ch. 3 item-by-item tips for the full staging rubric.
The common error
Back-staging a healing Stage 3 or Stage 4 wound to Stage 2 or Stage 1. Once a pressure injury reaches Stage 3 or 4, it remains at that classification even as it heals — report it as a healing Stage 3/4, not a lower stage.
Source: OASIS-E2 Guidance Manual — Ch. 3, Item M1311. Verified 2026-04-26.
Nearby Section M items
- M1306Unhealed Pressure Ulcer/Injury at Stage 2 or Higher
- 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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