How to Answer: What does S/S stand for in regards to coding burns correctly?
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22. What does S/S stand for in regards to coding burns correctly?
How to Answer
Because dream about ICD-10 codes at night you know this means site and severity of the burn. An easy way to answer this question would be to walk the interviewer through the process of how you would code this burn. Because you won't have your ICD-10 handy for reference you'll have to do your best. Don't guess on descriptions of codes.
Here is an example answer: "First I'll need at least three codes to properly code this burn. I'll start with the site and severity, extent and external cause. I'll use my ICD-10 manual to code the anatomical location, code the degree of the burn and code any additional details of the burn."
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"First I'll need at least three codes to properly code this burn. I'll start with the site and severity, extent and external cause. I'll use my ICD-10 manual to code the anatomical location, code the degree of the burn and code any additional details of the burn."
Written by Heather Douglass
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