tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 16

Part B Coding Coach: Know When to Combine Burns for Diagnosis Coding

Fourth, fifth digits are vital to these ICD-9 codesTo accurately code diagnoses for patients with burn injuries, coders must know whether the patient had any third-degree burns. They also need to know when to combine multiple burns into one ICD-9 code and when to submit a separate code for each burn.Check out this expert advice on burn diagnosis coding, and follow these three steps each time you are coding for a burn victim. 1. Select Burn Location The first diagnosis code you-ll select for burn victims represents the location of the burn (or burns) and also the severity...

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