ICD-10 Follies: There’s a Code For That???

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SOURCE:   MedPage Today ~ Feb 19, 2014

By David Pittman, Washington Correspondent,
MedPage Today


It is 224 days before the move to ICD-10 becomes a must-do. Lest the deadline slip your mind, MedPage Today is spotlighting some of those thousands of new codes that might just be getting a bit too granular.

Today’s code:

W61.92:   Struck by other birds   (There are already separate diagnostic codes for being struck by parrots, macaws, psittacines, chickens, geese, and ducks.   W61.92 is for all other types of birds.)


Here is a re-enactment for your viewing pleasure.