Description: Each year in the U.S., burn injuries result in more than 500,000 hospital emergency visits and approximately 50,000 acute admissions. Early intervention is vital to the overall survivability and outcome of burn patients. Over the past 50 years, there have been significant improvements in the assessment and treatment of burn patients. The prevalence of burns continues to pose a challenge to healthcare systems, emphasizing the importance of continuous education and training for healthcare professionals in the latest burn care practices and coding standards. This one-hour presentation will cover burn anatomy/pathophysiology, coding issues related to selecting the correct diagnosis for the type and severity of burns, and the correct PCS code(s) for reconstruction of the burn site. There are a variety of regenerative skin grafts now available, and we will review the correct code selection associated with these.

Objectives

• Identify Key Terms: Learn to identify key terms in the clinical record needed to code to the highest specificity related to burns.
• Severity Assessment: Learn to identify the severity of the burn based on the anatomy and pathophysiology described in the medical record.
• Extent and Types of Burns: Learn to discern the extent of a burn and the different types of burns.
• PCS Code Root Procedures: Review PCS code root procedures and the nuances of applying them to burns.
• Graft Material and PCS Codes: Determine the correct graft material and PCS code if applicable, including new technology groups.

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of OHIMA's 2025 Virtual Coding Seminar that was held on September 19, 2025.
Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CIC, has over 25 years of revenue cycle management experience and has worked extensively in the coding and education realm over the last 20 years. Her true passion is coding education and making sure coders are equipped to do their job accurately and with excellence. Leigh has had the opportunity to present at the AHIMA National Convention, ACDIS Convention, and AAPC Convention on multiple occasions. She has been a guest speaker on AHIMA webinars, written articles for the AHIMA Journal, AHIMA White Papers, For the Record, and Part B News. Leigh has traveled the US and Internationally providing coding education. Leigh is responsible for managing the continuous coding education and certification preparatory programs for 3500+ coders. She is a key advisor to our AGS Health International Coding Training Academy. She is the coding SME at AGS and offers mentoring and guidance to our internal auditing team.

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Cost: $25 Members / $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC! Check eligibility on the AAPC website.