A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

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I don't always get sucked into a jet engine ... But when I do, I use ICD-10 code: V97.33XD.

Farawyn said:
I wonder if there's a 90 day time limit between encounters.

But would you actually have to sustain injuries from the orca encounter? What if it was more psychologically damaging than physically?

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cracklingkraken said:
But would you actually have to sustain injuries from the orca encounter? What if it was more psychologically damaging than physically?

I would think the PTSD would be included. Or is that a secondary DX to the initial physical orca encounter?

What if the orca turns out to be a baby beluga?

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Farawyn said:
I would think the PTSD would be included. Or is that a secondary DX to the initial physical orca encounter?

What if the orca turns out to be a baby beluga?

I didn't see a code for an octopus encounter. Have you watched 22 Jump Street? An octopus encounter could possibly result in code S10.87XA (other superficial bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter AKA hickey).

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.
Farawyn said:
What is the code for a secondary encounter?

W56.22XD

The 7th character denotes first medical encounter (A), subsequent encounter (D), or sequelae (S).

So... if you were struck by an orca, suffered an injury, and then psychological damage you'd be W56.22XS. Except there's probably a code for psychological damage related to being struck by an orca, because ICD-10 is so f-ing specific.

V50.7XXA - person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in a traffic accident, initial encounter

V80.920A - Occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle, initial encounter

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I can use all this for my HH job.

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Specializes in Oncology.

I truly don't understand how in an age where everything in computerized, and we all carry touchscreen computers in our pocket, we're using a system slightly more archaic than the Dewey decimal system.

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Since PP kind of mentioned it, do they have a code related to smartphone incidents? Such as an accident d/t taking a selfie? Serious question.

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cracklingkraken said:
Since PP kind of mentioned it, do they have a code related to smartphone incidents? Such as an accident d/t taking a selfie? Serious question.

OMG those selfie sticks.

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Its looking more and more like those "Jackass" participants will be well covered!!

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Specializes in Telemetry.
cracklingkraken said:
T71.231D - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a discarded refrigerator, accidental

And if the entrapment in the refrigerator is not accidental?

This whole thing is bizarro.

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Farawyn said:
Cannot WAIT for ICD 11

Yes, it will have subcodes.

Bitten by a pig. (ICD11code) +

.a Brown pig

.b white pig

.c spotted pig

1. White with black spots

2. Black with white spots

3. Patchy unknown color

Pig weighed:

.1a piglet under 25 pounds

.2a 26-100 pounds

.3a 101-200 pounds

.4a 201 or >

Pig was:

X. Female

Y. Male

+pig immunized

-pig not immunized

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Specializes in Behavioral Health.
Nurse Leigh said:
And if the entrapment in the refrigerator is not accidental?

This whole thing is bizarro.

Well, it depends who is intentionally asphyxiating whom. There are 12 different codes associated with asphyxiation due to being trapped in a discarded refrigerator. Were you put in there by someone else, or did you go in it on purpose?

T71.232A - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, intentional self-harm, initial encounter

T71.233A - Asphyxiation due to being trapped in a (discarded) refrigerator, assault, initial encounter

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