Wiki Coding Burns - Question

[blahnago@aol.com]

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?

 

[mitchellde]

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.