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I am coding a patient's fall from her bed - initial encounter. Fall from bed is W06; however, it requires coding to the 7th digit. I just want to make sure the correct code would be W06.XXXA.
I am coding a patient's fall from her bed - initial encounter. Fall from bed is W06; however, it requires coding to the 7th digit. I just want to make sure the correct code would be W06.XXXA.
I am coding a patient's fall from her bed - initial encounter. Fall from bed is W06; however, it requires coding to the 7th digit. I just want to make sure the correct code would be W06.XXXA.
As long as you are coding for "initial encounter" yes, that is correct. If you are coding for a subsequnt encounter for the same thing, the "A" will change to an "S"
Incidentally, W-codes are in the "External Causes Of Morbidity" codes, and cannot be used as the Primary diagnosis....these are the same type of codes that begin with "E" or "V" in ICD-9...and the same coding rules apply to them.