icd 10 code for tased by police

by Prof. Virginia Conroy DVM 4 min read

What is the ICD-9 DX code for police taser?

Oct 01, 2021 · This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y35.83 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y35.83 may differ. ICD-10-CM Coding Rules Y35.83 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. Applicable To Electroshock device (taser) Stun gun The following code (s) above Y35.83 contain annotation back-references

What is the ICD 10 code for electrical poisoning?

ICD-10-CM Codes › V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity › Y35-Y38 Legal intervention, operations of war, military operations, and terrorism › Legal intervention Y35 Legal intervention Y35-Includes. Includes Help "Includes" further defines, or give examples of, …

What is the ICD 10 code for exposure to other current?

Oct 01, 2021 · 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code. Y35.93XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Legal intervention, means unsp, suspect injured, init encntr; The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.93XA became effective on October 1, 2021.

What does E975 mean on a taser report?

Oct 01, 2021 · The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T75.4 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T75.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 T75.4 may differ. Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External …

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When will ICd 10 CM Y35.93XA be effective?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.93XA became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is Y35.93XA?

Y35.93XA describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects.

When will the ICD-10 T75.4 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T75.4 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.

What is W86.8XXA?

W86.8XXA describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.

When will the ICD-10-CM W86.8XXA be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W86.8XXA became effective on October 1, 2021.

Query

What external cause code is assigned for taser administered by police?

Response

Y35.09 Legal intervention involving discharge from other and unspecified firearms is the most appropriate external cause code to assign. Please use free text to specify the taser device.

What is the ICd 10 code for manhandling?

Legal intervention involving manhandling, law enforcement official injured 1 Y35.811 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 Short description: Legal intervnt w manhandling, law enforc offl injured 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.811 became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Y35.811 - other international versions of ICD-10 Y35.811 may differ.

When will ICd 10 CM Y35.811 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Y35.811 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is Y35.811?

Y35.811 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects.

Can you use Y35.811 for reimbursement?

Y35.811 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code. Type 1 Excludes.

When will the ICD-10 T75.4XXA be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T75.4XXA became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is Y35.83?

In addition, five new codes were added to subcategory Y35.83- (legal intervention involving a conducted energy device) to specify the person injured during the legal intervention involving the use of a conducted energy device such as a Taser or a stun gun. A few new codes are:

Who can assign external cause codes?

In general, external cause codes may be assigned based on documentation provided by nonphysicians such as nurses or ambulatory workers.

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