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ICD-10-CM Code for Burns involving 30-39% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns T31.31

ICD-10 code T31.31 for Burns involving 30-39% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Burns and corrosions .

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Burns involving 30-39% of body surface with 10-19% third degree burns

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[QUOTE="LisaBaker1984, post: 394257, member: 340094"]Please help with the following note. I am not sure which CPT code I need to use for the debridement. I would also like to verify my ICD 10 codes. T... [ Read More ]
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Burn extend coding- T31
Hi, Can anyone please tell me when we are using T31 category codes. I thought it is only used with 3 rd degree burn. But in T20-T25 note saying that it is used for all the burn codes( 1st, 2nd and 3... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 Burn Coding
Some of us at work were doing one of the ICD-10 refresher webinars offered by AAPC. We were doing the sepsis webinar and disagreed with AAPC about the answer in one of the examples; I e-mailed AAPC, ... [ Read More ]
Rules of Nines - heard of any changes
I have not heard of any changes - in fact, the ICD-10-CM guidelines, under chapter 19, section d (6) specifically state that categories T31 and T32 are based on the "classic 'rule of nines' in estimat... [ Read More ]
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