10 interesting diagnosis codes for the new ICD-10 system for Medicare billing
1. Those that happen up in the air.
V9542XA: Spacecraft crash injuring occupant, initial encounter. “Predicting increase in backyard space flights after the NASA shut down?”
V96.00XS: unspecified balloon accident injuring occupant, sequela
X52: Prolonged stay in weightless environment.
2. Those addressing your favorite feline.
A281: cat scratch disease (also known as cat scratch fever)
3. Those concerning attacks from the sea.
W5922XA: Struck by a turtle
W5612XA: Struck by a sea lion, initial encounter
W5609XA: Other contact with dolphin, initial encounter
4. Those that are a tad risqué
S1087XA: Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter. “Like a hickey?”
G4482: headache associated with sexual activity
S30867A: Insect bite (nonvenomous) of anus, initial encounter
5. Those that involve unfortunate mishaps.
W51.XXXA: Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, initial encounter
V0001XD: Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with roller-skater, subsequent encounter
6. Those that address when inanimate objects attack.
V91.07XA: Burn due to water-skis on fire, initial encounter
Z9989: Dependence on other enabling machines and devices - “like a CrackBerry or smartphone - it is?”
7. Those that take place in a strange location.
Y92250: when a patient is injured in an art gallery.
Y92029: unspecified place in mobile home as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92146: swimming pool of prison as the place of occurrence of the external cause.
8. Those that include livestock.
W6133XA: being pecked by chicken, initial encounter;
W5541XA: being bitten by pig, initial encounter
W5531XA: being bitten by other hoof stock, initial encounter
9. Those that take place in nature.
T7501XD: shock due to being struck by lightning, subsequent encounter. “I guess lightening can strike twice?”
10. Those that are just plain odd.
Y34: Unspecified event, undetermined intent. “Well, that narrows it down.”
V9542XA: Spacecraft crash injuring occupant, initial encounter. “Predicting increase in backyard space flights after the NASA shut down?”
V96.00XS: unspecified balloon accident injuring occupant, sequela
X52: Prolonged stay in weightless environment.
2. Those addressing your favorite feline.
A281: cat scratch disease (also known as cat scratch fever)
3. Those concerning attacks from the sea.
W5922XA: Struck by a turtle
W5612XA: Struck by a sea lion, initial encounter
W5609XA: Other contact with dolphin, initial encounter
4. Those that are a tad risqué
S1087XA: Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter. “Like a hickey?”
G4482: headache associated with sexual activity
S30867A: Insect bite (nonvenomous) of anus, initial encounter
5. Those that involve unfortunate mishaps.
W51.XXXA: Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, initial encounter
V0001XD: Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with roller-skater, subsequent encounter
6. Those that address when inanimate objects attack.
V91.07XA: Burn due to water-skis on fire, initial encounter
Z9989: Dependence on other enabling machines and devices - “like a CrackBerry or smartphone - it is?”
7. Those that take place in a strange location.
Y92250: when a patient is injured in an art gallery.
Y92029: unspecified place in mobile home as the place of occurrence of the external cause
Y92146: swimming pool of prison as the place of occurrence of the external cause.
8. Those that include livestock.
W6133XA: being pecked by chicken, initial encounter;
W5541XA: being bitten by pig, initial encounter
W5531XA: being bitten by other hoof stock, initial encounter
9. Those that take place in nature.
T7501XD: shock due to being struck by lightning, subsequent encounter. “I guess lightening can strike twice?”
10. Those that are just plain odd.
Y34: Unspecified event, undetermined intent. “Well, that narrows it down.”