ollielooya
True Blue
Just wondering.....Can someone give a brief example of WHEN this code should be assigned. I have read that if a physician does not document a status, coders should NOT assign code E000.9 code (Unspecified external cause status). So basically what IS the intent of E000.9 if we are NOT to report it for an unspecified external cause? This makes no sense, so that is why I'm requesting an example to see when it might be reportable.
---Suzanne E. Byrum CPC
---Suzanne E. Byrum CPC