Burn Diagnosis Coding:
Stop, Drop Your ICD-9 Book, and Roll with the ICD-10 Codes for Reporting Burns
Published on Wed Jun 15, 2016
Look for Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) documentation in notes. Look for three things in the documentation to accurately report burn presentations diagnosis codes. The guidelines in both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM direct you to consider the anatomical location of the burn, the severity of the burn, and the cause of the burn. Guidelines for Classifying Burns vs. Corrosions Unlike the [...]