Wiki need help with icd-9 this is W/C case

[ivonneatanacio]

patient was injured at work he works in construction . he had a nail gun fire a nail into the right distal femur:

DX: Foreign body, right distal femur

I used E849.3, but need dx

Thanks for the help.

 

[coderguy1939]

If this is a current injury, ICD-9 states see Wound, open, by site, complicated. Read the Note under Open Wound category in the Disease Index and see if this is what you're looking for.

 

[Anna Weaver]

codes

Look at 891.1, E919.9 or E919.8 either one. But I would look at the open wound complication codes. You could also look at the 959.7 injury code, but I would code with the open wound (puncture wound). Just a place for you to start.

 

[maryevans77]

How about E920.1 - Other hand powered tools,
along with the wound, open code.