BC Advantage - 2015 Issue 3

New ICD-10 codes for paranormal forces announced

Despite promises that no new code additions would be made to ICD-10-CM before the October 1, 2015 implementation date, Find-A-Code has acquired a draft of a proposed block of codes for injuries relating to "paranormal forces" (X60-X69). It appears that these codes may be added to the full draft before October 1. They fall into the "External Causes of Morbidity" chapter, and it should be noted that reporting external cause codes is voluntary in most states. An example of one of the new codes is "X61.0A- Injury while fleeing location of manifestation of paranormal forces, trip and fall...

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