For our American friends, effective October 1, 2015, there will be new ICD-10 codes. Here are some of the ones that are a little more ‘interesting’ than others. Hope you enjoy these!
|
Location |
Code |
Description |
Comments (strictly the opinion of the author!) |
|
Land |
W55.21 |
Bitten by a cow |
Farmers have a more dangerous occupation than I previously considered. It’s also a warning to be careful in petting zoos. |
|
Land |
W61.33 |
Pecked by a chicken |
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|
Land |
V00.01 |
Pedestrian on foot injured by collision with rollerblader |
True! I have a colleague whose son was sued for injuring a pedestrian while roller blading. |
|
Land |
Y92.146 |
Swimming pool of prison as the place of occurrence of the external cause |
Prisons have swimming pools? |
|
Land |
Z63.1 |
Problems in relationships with in-laws |
This is new? |
|
Land |
Z92.241 |
Hurt at the library |
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|
Land |
Z92.253 |
Hurt at the opera |
Feelings? Eardrums? |
|
Land |
Z93.D1 |
Accident while knitting or crocheting |
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|
Sea |
W56.22 |
Struck by Orca, initial encounter |
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|
Sea |
W56.32 |
Struck by marine mammals |
Orcas are marine mammals? Why are they so special? Or do Orca’s only strike twice? |
|
Sea |
W56.11 |
Bitten by sea lion |
Would the code change depending on whether or not the sea lion was on land or in the water when it bit you? |
|
Sea |
V91.07 |
Burn due to water skis on fire |
I just can’t get my head around this one. |
|
Sea |
V91.35 |
Hit or struck by falling object due to accident by canoe or kayak |
Help me with this one. One canoe goes over a waterfall and hits another one? |
|
Sea |
V94.810 |
Civilian watercraft involved in water transport accident with military watercraft |
Truly! Reminds me of the time we were motoring our sailboat in Norfolk, West Virginia near the navy shipyards and forgot to turn on our VHF radio. |
|
Air |
W61.12 |
Struck by Macaw |
Does every bird have its own code, or is there something special about Macaw’s that I don’t know? |
|
Air |
W61.01 |
Bitten by parrot |
Ditto for species specific codes. |
|
Air |
V97.33 |
Sucked into Jet Engine |
No ‘initial contact’ for this code, not like for Orcas. And isn’t this most likely to happen on land? Or is this for action movie figures? |
|
Air |
X52 |
Prolonged stay in weightless environment |
Does this include neutral buoyancy tanks, or just space? |
|
Air |
V96.00 |
Unspecified balloon accident injuring occupant |
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|
Air |
V95.40 |
Unspecified spacecraft accident injuring occupant. |
Is the spacecraft or the accident unspecified? |
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