Coding standards 534-535; 449-466; 475-481
questions with verified answers
Assign all significant injuries associated with a crush injury as comorbid
conditions or a D main/other problem. Ans✓✓✓ Assign an additional
code, optional, as a diagnosis type (3)/other problem, to identify the
crush injury. When multiple body regions are involved in a crush injury,
select the crush injury code from the category T04 Crushing injuries
involving multiple body regions.
Assign an external cause code from V01-Y98, mandatory, as a diagnosis
type (9)/other problem with any
Dcondition classifiable to Ans✓✓✓ S00-T98
choice of a condition being classified as current or old, select a code
from either the body system chapter
or Chapter XIX based on the time frames indicated below Ans✓✓✓ A
current injury is one that occurred within one year (365 days) before
the date of the visit. Select a code from Chapter XIX.
An old injury is one that occurred more than one year (365 days)
before the date of the visit. Select a code from the body system
chapter.
When the date of injury is not specified (e.g., patient cannot remember
the date, physician does not state an approximate date or injury is
documented as "long ago") classify as an old injury. Select a code from
the body system chapter.
, Classify a fracture not documented as closed or open Ans✓✓✓ as closed
Classify an open wound as "complicated" when it includes any of the
following: Ans✓✓✓ Delayed healing
Delayed treatment
Foreign body
Major infection (except that following treatment)
Classify an open wound communicating with a fracture to the open
fracture. Do not assign an additional D code Ans✓✓✓ for the open
wound
Classify bilateral fractures to bones of which there is only one in the
body (e.g., mandible or maxilla)
Dto one code indicating Ans✓✓✓ multiple fractures.
Classify dislocations not indicated as closed or open as Ans✓✓✓ closed
Classify separately any open wound in the vicinity of a Ans✓✓✓ a closed
fracture
N
Classify simple dislocation of vertebrae as follows: Ans✓✓✓ S13.1
Dislocation of cervical vertebra
questions with verified answers
Assign all significant injuries associated with a crush injury as comorbid
conditions or a D main/other problem. Ans✓✓✓ Assign an additional
code, optional, as a diagnosis type (3)/other problem, to identify the
crush injury. When multiple body regions are involved in a crush injury,
select the crush injury code from the category T04 Crushing injuries
involving multiple body regions.
Assign an external cause code from V01-Y98, mandatory, as a diagnosis
type (9)/other problem with any
Dcondition classifiable to Ans✓✓✓ S00-T98
choice of a condition being classified as current or old, select a code
from either the body system chapter
or Chapter XIX based on the time frames indicated below Ans✓✓✓ A
current injury is one that occurred within one year (365 days) before
the date of the visit. Select a code from Chapter XIX.
An old injury is one that occurred more than one year (365 days)
before the date of the visit. Select a code from the body system
chapter.
When the date of injury is not specified (e.g., patient cannot remember
the date, physician does not state an approximate date or injury is
documented as "long ago") classify as an old injury. Select a code from
the body system chapter.
, Classify a fracture not documented as closed or open Ans✓✓✓ as closed
Classify an open wound as "complicated" when it includes any of the
following: Ans✓✓✓ Delayed healing
Delayed treatment
Foreign body
Major infection (except that following treatment)
Classify an open wound communicating with a fracture to the open
fracture. Do not assign an additional D code Ans✓✓✓ for the open
wound
Classify bilateral fractures to bones of which there is only one in the
body (e.g., mandible or maxilla)
Dto one code indicating Ans✓✓✓ multiple fractures.
Classify dislocations not indicated as closed or open as Ans✓✓✓ closed
Classify separately any open wound in the vicinity of a Ans✓✓✓ a closed
fracture
N
Classify simple dislocation of vertebrae as follows: Ans✓✓✓ S13.1
Dislocation of cervical vertebra
