A healthy 6-year-old sustained third-degree burns over 20 percent of his total body surface after knocking over a pot of boiling water. His skin was debrided without grafting. What are the appropriate codes for the anesthesiologist to report?

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The correct codes are 01952-P1, 01953, 01953. The patient is a 6-year-old who sustained third-degree burns over 20 percent of his total body surface area. The skin was debrided without grafting. The appropriate code for the anesthesia is 01952-P1, which is for a burn of 20-40% of the total body surface area. The code 01953 is for the debridement of the burn. The code 01953 is for the anesthesia for the debridement.

A Healthy 6-Year-Old Sustained Third-Degree Burns Over 20 Percent of His