Activities involving american flag or touch football (E007.1)
ICD-9 code E007.1 for Activities involving american flag or touch football is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ACTIVITY (E001-E030).
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hello why couldn't it be E007.1 which is also football, it doesn't state if it was touch football or tackle football? are we to assume because the injury happened at school?
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CPT Modifiers: 25
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[b]overuse syndrome[/b]
Along with the pain codes, have you looked at the E Codes.
I rely on those a lot, say for instance if the patient complains about pain after playing baseball, maybe pitching,... [ Read More ]
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* E007.6 should be used in conjunction with another code describing the accident, which would be E917.0, I believe...sorry :o... [ Read More ]
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