Multiple burns of the same anatomical site, as identified by the category code, but of different degrees are coded:
A) once to the lowest degree of the burn
B) separately, with codes for each degree of burn
C) separately, with codes for the highest degree of burn sequenced last
D) once to the highest degree of the burn
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