ICD-9 code E918 for Caught accidentally in or between objects is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER ACCIDENTS (E916-E928).
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[QUOTE="MxTej94, post: 330171, member: 269639"]How about looking under "Jammed" between moving objects? E918 includes being jammed/crushed or pinched in between moving/stationary objects such as a [I]... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="laureenj, post: 330194, member: 77721"]A tip I share with my students is to bypass the E-code index alltogether and use appendix E (makes it easy to remember for this purpose) which is a colla... [ Read More ]
How about looking under "Jammed" between moving objects? E918 includes being jammed/crushed or pinched in between moving/stationary objects such as a [I]sliding door and door frame[/I]? And being "jam... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="joanne71178, post: 262356, member: 84178"]:confused::confused:I would like to get a second opinion on this dictation. I am having a difficult time deciphering exactly what procedures were pe... [ Read More ]
:confused::confused:I would like to get a second opinion on this dictation. I am having a difficult time deciphering exactly what procedures were performed.
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Hey Mark :),
Actually it depends on documentation. viz., Finger caught in car door leads to E918 but if the car is moving then code set is in MVA (E818 etc) category.
From documentation we can easi... [ Read More ]
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