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{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Mechanism}}  
{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Mechanism}}  
*In some cases, the mechanism is actually iatrogenic, see '''[[Iatrogenic codes in ICD10]]'''.  {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Iatrogenic}}
*In some cases, the mechanism is actually iatrogenic, see '''[[Iatrogenic codes in ICD10]]'''.  {{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Iatrogenic}}
=== Cross Checks ===
See [[Check Mechanism vs related codes]]

Revision as of 22:13, 2018 November 30

Explanation of trauma and mechanism co-coding.



Traumas and their Mechanisms

  • There are numerous codes for "mechanical" injuries to various body parts.
  • You can recognize these codes because their names include one or another term such as: "injury/trauma" or "traumatic".
Trauma codes:
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  • What these have in common is that they are caused by an "external agent" -- such as being hit by a car, falling on your head, etc.
  • For these codes, it is required that the injury be combined with the external mechanism of the injury:
Mechanism codes:
Iatrogenic codes: