tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2003 Issue 12

Are You Reporting 16000-16030 for All Burn Treatments?

These 4 tips will help you get the payment you deserveIf you're relying on the 16000-16030 code range to report all burns, you're forfeiting pay for separately reimbursable procedures such as skin grafts and escharotomy not included in these codes. Our coding experts offer these four tips for improving your burn treatment reimbursement. 1. Rely on Surgeon to Determine 'Small,' 'Medium' or 'Large' Surgeons must often treat burns with a combination of techniques. If the surgeon debrides or curettes a burn only, you should select an initial treatment code from one of the following: 16000 - Initial treatment...

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