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This template info about coding falls to keep it consistent across pages. | |||
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</noinclude>=== Rules for Coding Falls in ICD10 === | |||
*Only code in-hospital falls IF THEY CAUSE AN INJURY, and in that case code the associated mechanism of injury as '''[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]''' | |||
*Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way. | *Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way. | ||
*For out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission that did '''NOT''' cause an injury code '''[[Observation after accident/injury]]''' combined with '''[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]'''. | *For out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission that did '''NOT''' cause an injury --> code '''[[Observation after accident/injury]]''' combined with '''[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]'''. | ||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
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[[Category: ICD10 Coding Guidelines]] | [[Category:ICD10 Coding Guidelines]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 30 July 2025
This template info about coding falls to keep it consistent across pages.
To use:
- {{ICD10 Guideline Falls}}
Rules for Coding Falls in ICD10
- Only code in-hospital falls IF THEY CAUSE AN INJURY, and in that case code the associated mechanism of injury as Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)
- Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way.
- For out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury --> code Observation after accident/injury combined with Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height).