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Emergency Department Coding:

Get Body Surface Area Correct Before Coding Burn Treatment

Published on Fri Dec 05, 2025

Question: A patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with second-degree burns to their head and neck; they got too close to a bonfire and sustained the injuries. After performing an ED evaluation and management (E/M) service, the physician debrides the burns, snips away ragged tissue around the edges of the burn, and applies bandages. Total body surface area (TBSA) [...]
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