Using the RULE OF NINES, please calculate the percentage of Body that was burned: 1. A patient comes in with 2nd Degree Burns on their Right Anterior Arm, Anterior Left Forearm, Entire Anterior Trunk, and Entire Left Lower Extremity. Percentage, and how you calculated it? 2. A patient comes in with 2nd Degree Burns on their Entire Right Upper Extremity, Anterior Left Forearm, 50% of their Anterior Trunk, and their Anterior Left Lower Extremity. Percentage, and how you calculated it? 9% 9% 9% - 4.5% 9% 9% 1% 9% 9% 9% 9%

Using the RULE OF NINES, please calculate the percentage of Body that was burned: 1. A patient comes in with 2nd Degree Burns on their Right Anterior Arm, Anterior Left Forearm, Entire Anterior Trunk, and Entire Left Lower Extremity. Percentage, and how you calculated it? 2. A patient comes in with 2nd Degree Burns on their Entire Right Upper Extremity, Anterior Left Forearm, 50% of their Anterior Trunk, and their Anterior Left Lower Extremity. Percentage, and how you calculated it? 9% 9% 9% - 4.5% 9% 9% 1% 9% 9% 9% 9%

Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement

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Chapter6: Icd-10-cm Coding

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