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If MD does not document cause of poisoning, do I default to undetermined? or accidental?
Thank you in advance, for your time.
Karen S
 
The best thing to do would be to query the doctor to get a definitive answer IMO. Otherwise, you would not use "accidental" because you don't know if indeed it WAS an accident. You'll be using E codes for this and you might want to dig into the guidelines at the beginning of your ICD9 book. There is a paragraph that addresses "undetermined cause". Don't know if this will help you in your particular case, but it's a start...
 
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