tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post7072441149384885731..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: ICD-10 Codes: V97.33XS Sucked into jet engine, sequelaSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-4352034704126244922015-10-04T08:06:13.520-04:002015-10-04T08:06:13.520-04:00Reporting mortality is something most docs only ra...Reporting mortality is something most docs only rarely deal with. It seems that US medicine has survived the first few days of ICD-10. We will see how things go.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-77364418556556776392015-10-02T21:10:51.814-04:002015-10-02T21:10:51.814-04:00Note: ICD-10 codes have been used for reporting mo...Note: ICD-10 codes have been used for reporting mortality (cause of death) as well, and for a lot longer timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-27507563572097466582015-08-29T13:49:45.103-04:002015-08-29T13:49:45.103-04:00You may need it. Sooner or later the use of ICD-10...You may need it. Sooner or later the use of ICD-10 will be mandatory for everyone.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-26769988258433055062015-08-29T13:00:37.606-04:002015-08-29T13:00:37.606-04:00Need a code (probably would need the initials wtf ...Need a code (probably would need the initials wtf in it somewhere) for "mental trauma in frontline health workers due to anger at ongoing waste of healthcare dollars by administrators bureaucratic ridiculousness." I would then give myself the code as a tattoo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-91730259726987562072012-01-05T18:26:03.877-05:002012-01-05T18:26:03.877-05:00caelisara: Thanks for commenting. I had never been...caelisara: Thanks for commenting. I had never been interested in ICD codes until this year. I've learned that a lot of the good ones have been around before ICD-10. There are so many absurd codes now that I felt the need to comment. I hope you saw the burning water skis and the dolphin blogs too.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-33637090795053473312012-01-05T15:52:11.191-05:002012-01-05T15:52:11.191-05:00These are not new or specific to ICD-10 but can al...These are not new or specific to ICD-10 but can all be found as E codes (index to external causes) in ICD-9. Sucked into jet engine has always been my favorite.caelisarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408859987428354040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-61592779552930537982011-09-29T13:02:11.325-04:002011-09-29T13:02:11.325-04:00@Ryan
Best I can do is "W201XXA Struck by ob...@Ryan<br /><br />Best I can do is "W201XXA Struck by object due to collapse of building, initial encounter"Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-66165060657968591512011-09-28T21:22:40.713-04:002011-09-28T21:22:40.713-04:00Is there a code for "Hit by coin falling from...Is there a code for "Hit by coin falling from skyscraper, sequela"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-67774172314729579122011-09-27T19:39:30.731-04:002011-09-27T19:39:30.731-04:00@Ken & Carol
English majors or the editorial ...@Ken & Carol<br /><br />English majors or the editorial staff of the OnionSkeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-47860743480203257742011-09-26T12:48:30.585-04:002011-09-26T12:48:30.585-04:00I am willing to bet there was a pool of sniggering...I am willing to bet there was a pool of sniggering English majors behind a lot of these scenarios. Everyone trying to outdo their cubicle buddy.Ken & Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383980311952310145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-35815758561110526132011-09-26T10:41:31.779-04:002011-09-26T10:41:31.779-04:00Of course it would. Seems like a waste of time. Th...Of course it would. Seems like a waste of time. That's why I'm featuring all these silly codes.<br /><br />Who thought of these codes? It took 10 years for this revision to be written. Who paid for all of this? I think I can guess.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-44798370143446002912011-09-26T10:19:54.200-04:002011-09-26T10:19:54.200-04:00Would trauma NOS suffice? And in reality, is any d...Would trauma NOS suffice? And in reality, is any doctor going to bother to look these up at point of care?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632106090396742186noreply@blogger.com