tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 5

READER QUESTIONS: Rely on Rule of Nines for Some Burn Treatments

Question: A patient reports to the ED with extensive burns to her entire right arm. Notes indicate that the burns damaged both the dermis and epidermis, and the injured area featured blistering in the upper arm and moist red splotches in the lower arm. The physician debrides the loose skin on the arm, applies silvadene, and wraps the arm in gauze. Should I report 16000? Nebraska SubscriberAnswer: The 16000 (Initial treatment, first degree burn, when no more than local treatment is required) code is for first-degree burns, but the injuries you describe seem more in line with a second-degree...

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