Accidental fall on same level from collision pushing or shoving by or with other person (E886)
ICD-9 code E886 for Accidental fall on same level from collision pushing or shoving by or with other person is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -ACCIDENTAL FALLS (E880-E888).
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E885.1 is fall from rollerskates. If you're not a purist, you could just use E885.
E886 is fall from shoving by another person in sports... Again, not the full code.
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Hey JJ,
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[b]my thoughts[/b]
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