Coding burns using ICD-10-CM will be different from coding burns using ICD-9-CM. Why?
A) There are no difference between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM when coding burns.
B) ICD-10-CM makes a distinction between burns and corrosions. Burns are classified by heat source, electricity, and radiation. Corrosions are burns due to chemicals.
C) ICD-10-CM has no codes to show the extent of the body surface involved.
D) None of the above.
Answer: B
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