Accidents involving other vehicles not elsewhere classifiable (E848)
ICD-9 code E848 for Accidents involving other vehicles not elsewhere classifiable is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -VEHICLE ACCIDENTS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIABLE (E846-E848).
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[b]Battery powered child vehicle[/b]
The only thing I could find was E848. I also looked at E917 but there is an Excludes statement involving vehicle not elsewhere classifiable. Based on what you w... [ Read More ]
I would check with the surgeon, It sounds to me more like there was some vitreous prolapse from the tear.
I would not use the 871.1, that is for a laceration (unless you have documentation that act... [ Read More ]