You Be the Coder:
Correct Your Coccyx Contusion Coding Confusion
Published on Mon May 23, 2022
Question: Parents brought their 6-year-old child into the emergency department (ED) following a fall at a local playground. The patient’s parents stated the child went down a slide quickly, was unable to stop themselves at the end, and landed hard on their tailbone. Following a physical evaluation in the ED, the physician ordered X-rays to check for a tailbone fracture. The [...]