CPT^® 16025, Under Local Treatment Procedures for Burns

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 16025 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Local Treatment Procedures for Burns.

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This CPT code is for the dressing and/or debridement of a partial–thickness burn (either initially or subsequently). In this instance the burn is medium (whole face or extremity, or 5 percent to 10 percent of the total body surface area).

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Coding third-degree burns

[QUOTE="Magapo, post: 510209, member: 729822"] Thank you, Thomas. The physician documents "debridement of muscle and fascia of right foot and ankle of 7% of total body surface area", where 71% of the ... [ Read More ]

Coding third-degree burns

Hi, everyone: Scenario: Patient with 10% third-degree burn, right foot and ankle. Agent: boiling oil. She requieres 3 debridements before full thickness graft (including muscles), always under anesthe... [ Read More ]

Need Help with Burn Codes burns

This is the first time one of our Dr's has treated a burn patient. We are having a conflict regarding which CPT codes to use. Any direction or advice on what codes to look at or use would be greatly... [ Read More ]

Burn debridements

I code for a wound clinic and the docs there are sometimes performing debridements for burn patients. They will use the burn debridement (16020, 16025, 16030) the first time they see the patient but t... [ Read More ]

First and second degree burn

Can second degree neck and shoulder burn and first degree cheek burn be billed separately or is first degree burn included in the second degree? Here are two different anatomical locations, although v... [ Read More ]

Could use a little help here!

:o So as some of you may know I am at a point right now in my medical coding program where I am given various scenarios where I have to read the reports and code the information given. I wanted to po... [ Read More ]

having trouble with a code

The diagnosis code looks ok, however, be careful of using 15852, the descriptor for this code specifically states "not for burns" and it is a dressing change done under anesthesia (not local- it would... [ Read More ]

having trouble with a code

This patient was burned by hot grease in thier kitchen. They went to a wound clinic for large dressing changes on both upper extremities following second degree burns to both arms. When i looked for a... [ Read More ]

Does debridement always include use of whirlpool?

I know that selective debridement (97597) includes the use of a whirlpool so it cannot be billed separately. Does the same apply for 16025? Can the whirlpool be billed as well as 16025?... [ Read More ]

Full thickness burn Debridement and Dressing

[b]Looks like 16020, 16025 OR 16030[/b] This looks like burn dressing to me. Can't tell you exactly which code to use, because to accurately code this the documentation needs to state the % TBSA add... [ Read More ]

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