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With the plethora of new codes available in ICD-10, some of the language can be downright overwhelming, and even in the best-case scenario, confusing to decipher. But you’ll realize that there’s some new ICD-10 codes out there that you may find interesting (and admittedly, slightly humorous) yet unsual. If you haven’t discovered them yet, then here’s a list of the more unusual ICD-10 codes coming to medical practices, based on where they occur: land, sea or air as well as an infographic of the 10 holiday-appropriate ICD-10 classifications you might need to remember!
Bizzarre New ICD-10 Codes
W55.21 – Bitten By A Cow
W61.33 – Pecked By A Chicken
V00.01 – Pedestrian On Foot Injured In Collision With a Roller-Coaster
Z63.1 – Problems in Relationships with In-Laws
Y92.241 – Hurt At The Library
W56.11 – Bitten By Sea Lion
V91.07 – Burn Due To Water-Skis on Fire
W61.12 – Struck By Macaw
V97.33 – Sucked Into Jet Engine
X52 – Prolonged Stay in Weightless Environment
More bizarre ICD-10 codes here >> Source: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/20-bizarre-new-icd-10-codes?page=0,
In addition to these, an article written by Dan Muse, editor in chief of CIO.com, found a little holiday humor in the ICD-10 classifications that were taken from PatientKeeper — a Waltham, Mass. based provider of healthcare applications for physicians. In its infographic below, the company identifies 10 actual diagnosis codes that are surprisingly appropriate for potential Thanksgiving Day mishaps.
Check out all 10 holiday-appropriate ICD-10 classifications below. And, speaking for physicians and emergency room workers everywhere, be careful out there.
Source: http://www.cio.com/article/3008725/healthcare/10-amusing-icd-10-codes-doctors-just-might-need-this-thanksgiving.html
Found these new ICD-10 codes interesting? Have you discovered something amusing yet bizarre as well? Feel free to share in the box below. We appreciate your contribution.
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With the plethora of new codes available in ICD-10, some of the language can be downright overwhelming, and even in the best-case scenario, confusing to decipher. But you’ll realize that there’s some new ICD-10 codes out there that you may find interesting (and admittedly, slightly humorous) yet unsual. If you haven’t discovered them yet, then here’s a list of the more unusual ICD-10 codes coming to medical practices, based on where they occur: land, sea or air as well as an infographic of the 10 holiday-appropriate ICD-10 classifications you might need to remember!
Bizzarre New ICD-10 Codes
W55.21 – Bitten By A Cow
W61.33 – Pecked By A Chicken
V00.01 – Pedestrian On Foot Injured In Collision With a Roller-Coaster
Z63.1 – Problems in Relationships with In-Laws
Y92.241 – Hurt At The Library
W56.11 – Bitten By Sea Lion
V91.07 – Burn Due To Water-Skis on Fire
W61.12 – Struck By Macaw
V97.33 – Sucked Into Jet Engine
X52 – Prolonged Stay in Weightless Environment
More bizarre ICD-10 codes here >> Source: http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/20-bizarre-new-icd-10-codes?page=0,
In addition to these, an article written by Dan Muse, editor in chief of CIO.com, found a little holiday humor in the ICD-10 classifications that were taken from PatientKeeper — a Waltham, Mass. based provider of healthcare applications for physicians. In its infographic below, the company identifies 10 actual diagnosis codes that are surprisingly appropriate for potential Thanksgiving Day mishaps.
- Pecked by a turkey? There’s an ICD-10 code for that.
- Injured in a touch football game? There’s a code for that, too.
- Crushed, pushed or stepped on by aggressive Black Friday shoppers? You guessed it. An appropriate ICD-10 code exists.
Check out all 10 holiday-appropriate ICD-10 classifications below. And, speaking for physicians and emergency room workers everywhere, be careful out there.
Source: http://www.cio.com/article/3008725/healthcare/10-amusing-icd-10-codes-doctors-just-might-need-this-thanksgiving.html
Found these new ICD-10 codes interesting? Have you discovered something amusing yet bizarre as well? Feel free to share in the box below. We appreciate your contribution.
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