ICD-9 code E929.8 for Late effects of other accidents is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -LATE EFFECTS OF ACCIDENTAL INJURY (E929).
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As per Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2008 Page: 102 to 109 Effective with discharges: October 1,2008
**Question: A 23-year-old patient is seen in the physician's office with a diagnosis of p... [ Read More ]
Take a look at these options for consideration based on chart documentation. 309.81 Adjustment reaction posttraumatic and the MVA E929.0 Late effects of MVA. Those maybe more specific to this young... [ Read More ]
What I've been told and been doing is...patient comes in on day 1 with no complaints from a MVA. The patient comes back on day 3 with complaints of neck pain which attending dx with strain of the nec... [ Read More ]
First I would query the doctor for specifics on the brain injury late effects, we need to know what that is, then code that first instead of the V15.52 with the 905.0 code second.. The the seizure dis... [ Read More ]
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since the fracture is not coded for the present condition of the injuries occured for the several months ago, we can go head by coding 821.21.
If fracture has mentioned before itself and the presen... [ Read More ]