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Deep necrosis of underlying tissues due to burn (deep third degree) of chest wall excluding breast and nipple with loss of chest wall (942.52)

ICD-9 code 942.52 for Deep necrosis of underlying tissues due to burn (deep third degree) of chest wall excluding breast and nipple with loss of chest wall is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -BURNS (940-949).

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Have an example of CPT/HCPCS which is almost always billed with a specific Modifier?
[QUOTE="erjones147, post: 405668, member: 209110"]98940/941/942 modifier AT[/QUOTE] Thank you erjones147, that is even closer to the kind of example I need.... [ Read More ]
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pacemaker burn?
How would you code 3rd degree electrical burn, deep tissue, flank, caused by a pacemaker shock while not grounded. I'm thinking maybe 942.43, 3rd degree burn, trunk, deep, w/o loss of body part 948.... [ Read More ]
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Extent of Burn Coding Question
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 310421, member: 30657"] So if you only have 2nd degree you do not code the 948 codes.[/quote] Hello Ms. Mitchell, thanks for responding. I was leaning toward that but then t... [ Read More ]
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