Accidental fall on or from stairs or steps (E880)

ICD-9 code E880 for Accidental fall on or from stairs or steps is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ACCIDENTAL FALLS (E880-E888).

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Dx for 12 month old who fell but has no injury?

I would recommend using V71.4 Observation following other accident. There are Coding Clinic references associated with this code that would support this code assignment in the scenario you described.... [ Read More ]

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OB patient How would you code this?

[QUOTE="kelli.king@ahss.org, post: 153957, member: 136546"]Ob patient falls down stairs, lands on buttocks. Hurt her leg/contusion noted. Comes to see doctor b/c cramping and feeling less movement of... [ Read More ]

What Dx code would you use for "falls"?

[QUOTE="lillianivy, post: 120068, member: 112383"]Well it depends. If it is a history of falling then yes use V15.88. But if the patient just fell then it would be E880-E888. Fall NOS is E888.9. Hope... [ Read More ]

What Dx code would you use for "falls"?

Well it depends. If it is a history of falling then yes use V15.88. But if the patient just fell then it would be E880-E888. Fall NOS is E888.9. Hope that helps.... [ Read More ]

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E codes can not be a primary diagnosis.(never never...)It is always the last code. When you code how it happened (E850-E869 and E880-E928) you must code where it happened.... [ Read More ]

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