The Strangest and Most Obscure ICD-10 Codes Burn Due to Water Skis on Fire (V91.07X) Other Contact With Pig (W55.49X) Problems in Relationship With In-Laws (Z63.1) Sucked Into Jet Engine (V97.33X) Fall On Board Merchant Ship (V93.30X) Struck By Turkey (W61.42XA) Bizarre Personal Appearance (R46.1)
Why ICD-10 codes are important
ICD-10-CM CATEGORY CODE RANGE SPECIFIC CONDITION ICD-10 CODE Diseases of the Circulatory System I00 –I99 Essential hypertension I10 Unspecified atrial fibrillation I48.91 Diseases of the Respiratory System J00 –J99 Acute pharyngitis, NOS J02.9 Acute upper respiratory infection J06._ Acute bronchitis, *,unspecified J20.9 Vasomotor rhinitis J30.0
The new codes are for describing the infusion of tixagevimab and cilgavimab monoclonal antibody (code XW023X7), and the infusion of other new technology monoclonal antibody (code XW023Y7).
82 Altered mental status, unspecified.
The 16 most absurd ICD-10 codesW61. 62XD: Struck by duck, subsequent encounter. ... Z63. 1: Problems in relationship with in-laws. ... 6. W220. ... Y93.D: V91. ... W55. 29XA: Other contact with cow, subsequent encounter. ... W22. 02XD: V95. ... W61. 12XA: Struck by macaw, initial encounter. ... 1. R46. 1: Bizarre personal appearance.More items...•
ICD-10 code Z71. 9 for Counseling, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 code R68. 89 for Other general symptoms and signs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Top 10 Outpatient Diagnoses at Hospitals by Volume, 2018RankICD-10 CodeNumber of Diagnoses1.Z12317,875,1192.I105,405,7273.Z233,219,5864.Z00003,132,4636 more rows
ICD-10 code F48. 2 for Pseudobulbar affect is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .
Dietary counseling and surveillanceICD-10 code Z71. 3 for Dietary counseling and surveillance is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
09 for Observation of other suspected mental condition is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITHOUT REPORTED DIAGNOSIS ENCOUNTERED DURING EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION.
Z71. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10 code Z00. 01 for Encounter for general adult medical examination with abnormal findings is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Code F41. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified. It is a category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by anxious feelings or fear often accompanied by physical symptoms associated with anxiety.
R68. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R68. 89 became effective on October 1, 2021.
So there's a code for a spacecraft accident injuring (not killing, mind you, INJURING) an occupant, something that I'm not sure has ever happened... (V95.4, in case you were wondering)
I used "Stabbed while crocheting Y.93D1" about a month ago. Technically wasn't a stabbing, but pretty good lac from that dang crochet hook.
V97.33XD Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter You got sucked into a jet engine and lived, only to get sucked back in. That’s rough.
You got sucked into a jet engine and lived, only to get sucked back in. That’s rough.
yup , on our emr if you put in "bee sting" the first thing that comes up is "toxic effect, cobra venom, initial encounter".
Didn't the "crochet hook stabbing" include other qualifiers, such as "stabbed by crochet hook from Grandma", "stabbed Grandma with crochet hook", "stabbed by crochet hook during prison uprising", stabbed by crochet hook during Thanksgiving"...
have you seen the injuries incurred at the opera codes? there are a bunch. you know, for all those opera-viewing-related burns, punctures, etc
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the publication that the US uses for coding and classifying. The US is currently on its 10th Revision (ICD-10) which includes Clinical Modification for medical diagnoses. This publication has periodic revisions to reflect changes in the medical and healthcare field.
But some codes aren’t billable, such as W59.22, Struck by turtle. Instead, they have more specific classifications including for initial and subsequent encounters. Even the most outrageous codes have logic behind them. They make it easier to classify situations and certain instances have made them necessary to add.
Since the healthcare industry is always changing, it makes sense that it would need updates after over thirty years. The content of ICD-9 had limited data and was restrictive for coding, and new versions include more specific definitions.
Their currently revising everything for ICD-11 which is set to release on January 1, 2022. If you look through the current revision, some of these diagnosis codes are hard to take seriously.
Z53.09 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication. Z53.1 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure. Z53.2 Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways: