Wiki rectal sheath hematoma

[lindacoder]

Patient coughed and developed a rectal sheath hematoma. Is diagnosis 924.9 - muscle contusion or non-traumatic 729.92??

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[cjacobs]

I would use code 729.92 non-traumatic because it was cause by him coughing. If it was cause by trauma of some sort then I would use 924.9