tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 35

Part B Coding Coach: Don't Let Burn Coding Singe Your Reimbursement

Keep your burn coding cool with these 7 expert stepsConfused by the number of burn coding options? You're not alone.With some diagnoses there is clearly one code series to choose from - but that's not the case with burns. ICD-9-CM lists codes for both burn location (940-947) and percentage of body burned (948). And unlike some simpler diagnoses, burn codes require fourth and fifth digits to specify the degree and exact location of a patient's burn.Even though codes exist for both burn location and percentage of body burned, you don't necessarily have to "report codes from both...

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