Need Dx for gun shot wound
Patient had a self inflicted gun shot wound. We are not the physician who saw the patient when gun shot was first done 2 weeks prior. I have the diagnosis as 879.5 open wound and E959 self inflicted....
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E Codes are not mandatory, they are reporting codes only. What codes are important are the codes that reflect what the doctor diagnosed and are documented in the chart.
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Okay...chart says physician was referred because wound was oozing. Doctor redressed wound and diagnosis was just open wound self inflicted. I am guessing you are going to redirect me to talk with the...
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I'm looking at a late effects of a gunshot wound as well as wound infection.Now, was he cleaning the weapon or was this an attempted suicide? In other words, how was the wound self inflicted?
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Attempted suicide. Thanks for the help you are giving me!Anita
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I personally wouldn't put any e-code that relates to attempted suicide. It's the fast track to an insurance company denial. They don't pay for suicide attempts. That is always excluded from an...
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Thanks Steve...AGAIN! I would have quit this job LONG AGO if it had not been for this site!Anita
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