tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2024 Issue Q2

Condition Spotlight: Cool Off Burn Coding Concerns by Knowing Treatment Types

Know when to report a procedure code for burn care. In the last issue, we ran down the most vital information you’ll need to diagnose patients suffering from burns. This month, we look to round out that coverage with a look at the treatments your ED physician might provide to burn patients. In her HEALTHCON 2024 session “Coding and Classifying Burns and Burn Care,” Nancy Reading, RN, BS, CPC, CPC-P, CPC-I, ran down the who, when, what, and why of reporting burn treatments in the ED. For a more complete burn coding guidance package, pair this...

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