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0. apr 18, 2016 1 i need some help please. at my office we have looked everywhere we can think of and can not find actual documentation from any site that states we are no longer using wagner to code a diabetic ulcer. from icd training, if i am correct, we can use the stage but not code it as a diabetic ulcer unless the doctor says the words. Diabetic ulcers are described according to their depth and are classified using a grading system. the most common system is the wagner ulcer grade classification, developed by wagner and meggitt. 3according to this scale, lower-grade ulcers are less complex and may respond diabetes wagner 0 to medical intervention. higher grades may need surgery or amputation. More wagner 0 diabetes images. Wagner ulcer grade classification system catergorizes dysvascular ulcers based on wound depth and the presence of infection. most commonly associated w/ assessment of diabetic foot ulcers. can appropriately be used to assiss must ulcers arising from neuropathi...