They have a code for you

Tim Oltersdorf

Tim Oltersdorf

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According to a Wall Street Journal article the federal government is expanding the list of medical codes for payment to health care workers from 18,000 to 140,000 codes. There are codes for pecked by and struck by a chicken initial, subsequent encounters and sequella. Of specific interest to the readers of this forum will be code W613XA: "Other contact with a chicken". Beware you guys. The government has your number! Tim
 
they have "ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W56.21"

bitten by an orca.

but wait they also have code "ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W56.21XS
Bitten by orca, sequela
 
Oh wait - the wall street journal has a search-able database of codes. http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/MEDICALCODES0911/#term=Bitten

W5921XA Bitten by turtle, initial encounter
W5921XD Bitten by turtle, subsequent encounter
W5921XS Bitten by turtle, sequela
W5922XA Struck by turtle, initial encounter
W5922XD Struck by turtle, subsequent encounter
W5922XS Struck by turtle, sequela
W5929XA Other contact with turtle, initial encounter
W5929XD Other contact with turtle, subsequent encounter
W5929XS Other contact with turtle, sequela



Al here is yours:
W28XXXA Contact with powered lawn mower, initial encounter
W28XXXD Contact with powered lawn mower, subsequent encounter
W28XXXS Contact with powered lawn mower, sequela

hey you! - get away from the mower.



more:
V9107XA Burn due to water-skis on fire, initial encounter
V9107XD Burn due to water-skis on fire, subsequent encounter
V9107XS Burn due to water-skis on fire, sequela

V0101XA Pedestrian on roller-skates injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
 
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