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Burn (any degree) involving 80-89 percent of body surface with third degree burn of 10-19% (948.81)

ICD-9 code 948.81 for Burn (any degree) involving 80-89 percent of body surface with third degree burn of 10-19% is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -BURNS (940-949).

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Coding Burns - Question
Look at your 948 codes the answer is there. You have 20% total body surface ,from the way you stated it, with 5% 3rd degree.... [ Read More ]
Coding Burns - Question
A patient has second degree burns to 15% of his body and third degree burns to 5% of his body. Which code from category 948 is appropriate to report total body surface involved in the burn?... [ Read More ]
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Extent of Burn Coding Question
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 310467, member: 30657"]the correct answer for the case study is 984.10 total body percent burned is 10% only 2% is 3rd degree.in the link you provided on pg 38 the total body... [ Read More ]
Extent of Burn Coding Question
the correct answer for the case study is 984.10 total body percent burned is 10% only 2% is 3rd degree.in the link you provided on pg 38 the total body percentage burned is 64% which is fourth digit 6... [ Read More ]
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 ]
Extent of Burn Coding Question
the 948 codes are used only when you have 3rd degree burns. The 4th character is for the entire body amount burned and the 5th is for that percent which is 3rd degree. so 948.11 would mean you have 1... [ Read More ]
Extent of Burn Coding Question
I've been trying to understand the guidelines regarding burn coding and I'm kind of making myself confused. Now guidelines state that code section 948 is to be used for extent of body surface pertai... [ Read More ]
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