Q: 56 yr old admitted to the ED with documentation of 15% second and third degree burns to her chest and bilateral arms. Two days later Burn specialist documentation states patient has 30% second and third degree burns to same body regions. What is the most accurate code for this injury

Aug 1, 2012 | Face | 0 comments

A: Code 912024.4 30% patient is older than 5 years. Burns can appear less severe at the time of incident but can evolve in degree and extent so the Burn specialist documentation should be most accurate in this case

Q: 56 yr old admitted to the ED with documentation of 15% second and third degree burns to her chest and bilateral arms. Two days later Burn specialist documentation states patient has 30% second and third degree burns to same body regions. What is the most accurate code for this injury

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