Template:ICD10 Guideline Falls: Difference between revisions

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*As from task meeting minutes:

== Rules for Coding Falls in ICD10 ==

**Falls in hospital ~~should only be coded if they cause an injury~~, and in that case code the injury, with [[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]

*Only code in-hospital falls IF THEY CAUSE AN INJURY, and in that case code the PRIMARY code is the injury, with the associated mechanism of injury being '''[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]'''

**Falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded ~~exactly as above.~~

*Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way.

**For falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury AND the cause was found, code the ~~cause, not the fall(s)~~.

*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 falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury ~~and the cause was NOT found,~~ code ~~this as a combination of~~ [[Observation ~~for reason NOS~~]] ~~and~~ [[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]

== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==

~~likely related codes that may need~~ to ~~be linked to this and explained~~ in ~~this include:~~

*[[Observation after accident/injury]]

*[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]

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*[[Disorientation]]

*[[Dizziness]]

*[[~~Agitation, restlessness~~]]

*[[Syncope]]

[[Category: ICD10 Coding Guidelines]]

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-*As from task meeting minutes:
+== Rules for Coding Falls in ICD10 ==
-**Falls in hospital should only be coded if they cause an injury, and in that case code the injury, with [[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]
+*Only code in-hospital falls IF THEY CAUSE AN INJURY, and in that case code the PRIMARY code is the injury, with the associated mechanism of injury being '''[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]'''
-**Falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded exactly as above.
+*Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way.
-**For falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury AND the cause was found, code the cause, not the fall(s).
+*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 falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury and the cause was NOT found, code this as a combination of [[Observation for reason NOS]] and [[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]
+== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
-likely related codes that may need to be linked to this and explained in this include:
 *[[Observation after accident/injury]]
 *[[Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)]]
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 *[[Disorientation]]
 *[[Dizziness]]
-*[[Agitation, restlessness]]
+*[[Syncope]]
 [[Category: ICD10 Coding Guidelines]]