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A child has second- and third-degree burns of the left lower leg and second- and third-degree burns of the lower back with a total of 16 percent total body surface area (TBSA), 9 percent third-degree. What is the correct code assignment? ICD-10-CM Codes, with POA indicator, MS-DRG, and MDC.

Name: a child has second and third degree burns of the left lower leg and second and third degree burns of the lower back with a total of 16 percent total body surface area tbsa 9 percent third de 33266
Uploaded: 2022-03-25T13:39:20-08:00
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Description: a child has second and third degree burns of the left lower leg and second and third degree burns of the lower back with a total of 16 percent total body surface area tbsa 9 percent third de 33266

          A child has second- and third-degree burns of the left lower leg and second- and third-degree burns of the lower back with a total of 16 percent total body surface area (TBSA), 9 percent third-degree. What is the correct code assignment?
ICD-10-CM Codes, with POA indicator, MS-DRG, and MDC.

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- For the second-degree burns (partial thickness) and third-degree burns (full thickness) on the left lower leg, use code T24.312 (Burn of third degree of left lower leg) and T24.322 (Burn of second degree of left lower leg). - For the second-degree and Show more…

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A child has second- and third-degree burns of the left lower leg and second- and third-degree burns of the lower back with a total of 16 percent total body surface area (TBSA), 9 percent third-degree. What is the correct code assignment? ICD-10-CM Codes, with POA indicator, MS-DRG, and MDC.