I posted this question a while ago and did not get a response and I'm still confused as to why it was allowable to have two 942 codes when I thought we were supposed to combine the abdomen and back. (I understand the CPT code part, just not the ICD-9 part!)
Here's the question:
What CPT and ICD-9-CM codes would be used to code a subsequent encounter
in which a split-thickness skin graft, both thighs to the abdomen, measuring 45 ×
21 cm, is performed on a patient who has third-degree burns of the abdomen?
Documentation stated 20% of the body surface was burned, with 9% third
degree. The patient also sustained second-degree burns of the upper back.
Correct answer: 15100, 15101 × 9, 942.33, 942.24, 948.20
My question: Why are there two 942 codes? I thought we were only supposed to code a 942 code one time, combining the two areas.
Here's the question:
What CPT and ICD-9-CM codes would be used to code a subsequent encounter
in which a split-thickness skin graft, both thighs to the abdomen, measuring 45 ×
21 cm, is performed on a patient who has third-degree burns of the abdomen?
Documentation stated 20% of the body surface was burned, with 9% third
degree. The patient also sustained second-degree burns of the upper back.
Correct answer: 15100, 15101 × 9, 942.33, 942.24, 948.20
My question: Why are there two 942 codes? I thought we were only supposed to code a 942 code one time, combining the two areas.