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*There are numerous codes for "mechanical" injuries to various body parts. | *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". | *You can recognize these codes because their names include one or another term such as: "injury/trauma" or "traumatic". | ||
** | **{{ListICD10Category | categoryName = Trauma}} | ||
*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. | *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: | *For these codes, it is required that the injury be combined with the external mechanism of the injury: |
Revision as of 19:42, 2017 December 3
Explanation of trauma and mechanism co-coding.
To use:
{{Trauma w mechanism}}
Combined Coding of 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".
- 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:
- In some cases, the mechanism is actually iatrogenic, see Iatrogenic codes in ICD10.
- Some, but not all fractures fall into the category of trauma/injury. See: Coding fractures in ICD10