It is before the move to ICD-10 becomes a must-do. Lest the deadline slip your mind, 乌鸦传媒 is spotlighting some of those thousands of new codes that might just be getting a bit too granular.
Today's code:
: Bitten by orca, subsequent encounter (Having a subsequent encounter assumes you survived the bite. There is a separate code for .)
Other "Follies"
Z62.891: Sibling rivalry
V97.33XD: Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter
W61.92: Struck by other birds
Z63.1: Problems in relationship with in-laws
W45.8XXA: Other foreign body or object entering through skin, initial encounter
V00.32: Snow-ski accident
X92.0: Assault by drowning and submersion while in bathtub
W00.1: Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow
To suggest a code for this list, email d.pittman@medpagetoday.com.