AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 10 (October)
Treatment of Burns (October 2012)
October 2012 pages 3-8 Treatment of Burns The treatment of burn injuries varies depending on the depth, extent (ie, percentage of the body surface area involved), and anatomic location of the burn injury. Likewise, the initial and subsequent wound care and use of CPT codes 16000-16036 depends on the characteristics of the burn wound and the specific needs of each patient. The structure of the family of burn codes (16000-16036) is based on the depth of the burn wound(s), (ie, first, second, third, and fourth degree), and the percentage of the total body surface area (TBSA) involved, which is...
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