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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q2
Reader Questions: Capture Burn Case Coding Details
Question: Our surgeon treated a 14 year old patient in the emergency room who had a second-degree burn on the palm of his left hand caused by grabbing a hot fire poker. The surgeon debrided and dressed the blistered areas. How should we code this?
Connecticut Subscriber
Answer: Because the surgeon documents debriding and dressing second-degree burns with blistering, which typically involves tissue below the dermis, the appropriate procedure code would probably be 16020 (Dressings and/or debridement of partial-thickness burns, initial or subsequent; small (less than 5% total body surface area)). If the treated area is larger than that...
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