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Wiki Late effect gun shot wound

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Patient comes in complaining of history of gun shot to chest and states a bullet is still on artery is causing pain in his chest. He was shot about a year ago.
Dr orders x-ray and pain medication
Dr wants to code it as a post op. I say to code as chest pain with a history code of gun shot, but I cannot find a code for that. What would you do?
 
Use a 905-909 code for late effect and an E code for late effect of gunshot, since you did not say whether it was self inflicted or not it is hard to recommend a specific code
 
It is not noted on the record how he was shot. I am working with a critical care facility.
 
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