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Emergency Department Coding:

Use This Dx Trio for Burn Patient

Published on Mon Aug 25, 2025

Question: A patient presented to the emergency department (ED) for a painful and blistered right palm. The patient had been cooking and scalded their palm with boiling water while straining pasta. The site appears uninfected; but the burn site is moist, and the patient complains that it is difficult to complete tasks with the hand due to the pain and location of [...]
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