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ICD-10-CM Code for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents V81.8

ICD-10 code V81.8 for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Transport accidents .

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Official Long Descriptor

Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents

V81

Includes: derailment of railway train or railway vehicle
person on outside of train

Excludes1: streetcar (V82.-)

 
V81.8 Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents
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Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train
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Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident

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Hello, here is a link from the Medicare Learning Network: [url]http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prevention/PrevntionGenInfo/downloads/MPS_QuickReferenceChart_1.pdf[/url] "No specific diagnosis code Cont... [ Read More ]
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[b]screening labs[/b] Medicare pays for screening lipid once every five years. Use dx screening code for lipid is V81.0. CBC's are not covered ever under screening codes ever, must have sick dx for... [ Read More ]
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