Anesthesia Coding Alert

Don't miss how to count time for +01953. Coding for anesthesia during burn excision or debridement differs from other situationsbecause you don't simply choose a code based on the anatomic location. Instead, you focus on the extent of burn injury, which means you might need to brush up on some math skills. Know Your Code Choices CPT Codes provides three anesthesia codes for burn excision/debridement that differ from the anesthesia codes you're used to seeing on a day-to-day basis. 01951 ��" Anesthesia for second- and third-degree burn excision or debridement with or without skin grafting, any site, for total body surface area (TBSA) treated during anesthesia and surgery; less than 4 percent total body surface area 01952 ��" . . . between 4 percent and 9 percent of total body surface area +01953 ��" . . . each additional 9 percent total body surface area or part thereof (List separately [...]