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Wiki dx for snake bites

Thread starter ggparker14
Start date Jun 4, 2012

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ggparker14

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Jun 4, 2012

Coding for venomous and non-venomous snake bites. Is it correct to code the venomous snake bites as injury code only and non-venomous snake bites as open wound? Just trying to understand the guidelines on this as to why an open wound would not be coded regardless?

Thanks for any help.

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