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external cause codes

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    Wiki Why was I marked wrong? (Practicode Case ID: OPD7259)

    The documentation: Why aren't the external cause codes reported here? Why isn't the 80 mg propofol (Diprivan) injection reported? And why isn't the X-ray reported? There's no mention of it being provided by anyone other than the reporting physician.
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    Wiki Clarification of injury code 7th character and external cause codes

    I am coding an inpatient consult for infectious disease MD. The pt has a nonunion of a subtrachanteric fracture (RT femur) following an ORIF done 6 months prior to the consult. Infectious disease process was ruled out. There is no documentation in the entire inpt chart to determine if the...
    • kahuna2729
    • Thread
    • external cause external cause codes injury 7th character injury code
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Orthopaedics
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    Wiki Am I getting this External Cause, Place, Activity, Status

    Can someone tell me what I'm missing here, I have read and read the guidlines but I'm just knocking my head on the wall with this right now for some reason, am I on the right track? Patient involved in an automobile accident where he was the unrestrained driver of a vehicle hit by a minivan on...
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    Wiki Car Accident, patient went through windshield

    Hello all today at work I had a claim for a patient that was in a car accident, and went through the windshield. This had me thinking what external cause code to use for this. My thoughts were: W22.8XXA - Striking against other object, initial encounter. W25.XXXA - Contact with sharp glass...
    • tiffanyannd
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    • external cause codes icd10
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: ICD-10
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