tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2024 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Drill Down for Details on Head Crush Injury

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from a crushing injury of the head. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this condition? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: It depends on the area of the head that was injured. Go back and check the notes against these four diagnosis codes; then, choose the one that is most appropriate for the patient: S07.0XXA (Crushing injury of face, initial encounter) S07.1XXA (Crushing injury of skull, initial encounter) S07.8XXA (Crushing injury of other parts of head, initial encounter) S07.9XXA (Crushing injury of head, part unspecified, initial encounter).   ...

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