Legal execution (E978)

ICD-9 code E978 for Legal execution is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -LEGAL INTERVENTION (E970-E978).

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E code for GSW from home invasion

Any suggestions on which E code would be most appropriate for a patient presenting with a GSW inflicted by a home owner during a home invasion? I don't believe we can use E970-E978 since it was not b... [ 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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