Injury due to legal intervention by other specified means (E975)

ICD-9 code E975 for Injury due to legal intervention by other specified means is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -LEGAL INTERVENTION (E970-E978).

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E code dispute

I think E975 series must go with this condition.... [ Read More ]

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What is the ICD-9 DX (911.6, 924.10) and CPT codes for Patient who presents to Emergency Dept from Section 12 Police, Suicidal (V62.84), Police taser barbs (911.6, 982.5, E975) are removed in E/D fro... [ Read More ]

E code dispute

I would use the E975 and use the E codes for at work. I feel that it is more of a legal intervention, and if this record goes to court, stating it was an legal intervention than a fight or brawl desc... [ Read More ]

E code dispute

I do not think E975 is the "best" code, and should not be coded alone.... I'm sure that jojo2922 already knows this.... I agree, Suzzane, other ICD-9s should be used to better explain the resulting tr... [ Read More ]

E code dispute

I tend to agree with hewitt as I wasn't comfortable assigning 960 with the "excludes" notes for the category. Also "unarmed" fight or brawl doesn't exactly fit, which leaves E975. It seems to descri... [ Read More ]

E code dispute

Hum.... E960 notes state, "Excludes injuries due to: legal intervention...," and directs us to use E970-E978. Also, the annotation note for E975 states, "...E975 is used to report an injury due to leg... [ Read More ]

E code dispute

I am disputing the use of an E code on a chart I am working on with one of our other coders who is auditing my charts as I am still new to ER coding and my experience lies in surgery coding. I wanted... [ Read More ]

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