tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 2

Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Signs of Child Abuse

Have the telltale indications on hand with this clip-and-save list Children (and their parents) may present to the ED  with explanations of injuries that don't add up. Refer to this handy list of abuse symptoms when something looks fishy. Physical abuse:   Unexplained injuries, such as burns (e.g., 943.21, Burn of upper limb, except wrist and hand; blisters, epidermal loss [second degree]; forearm), bites (e.g., 882.0, Open wound of hand except finger[s] alone; without mention of complication), bruises (e.g., 922.31, Contusion of trunk; back), broken bones (e.g., 821.01, Fracture of other...

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