AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1986 March - April; Coding Guidelines

Burns

Burns (940-948) are classified by depth, extent, and, where needed, by agent (E code). By depth, burns are classified as first degree (erythema), second degree (blistering), and third degree (full-thickness involvement). Sequence first the highest degree of burn. Classify burns of the same local site (three-digit category level, 940-947) but of different degrees to the subcategory identifying the highest degree recorded in the diagnosis. Assign code 958.3, Posttraumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified, as additional code for any mention of infected burn site. Category 949, Burn, unspecified, is extremely vague and should be rarely used in the acute...

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