ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines
{"Image DocumentName": "ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines", "Image ImageDescription": "Chapter 20: Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V01- Y99) Case Study. An 18 year-old driver of a car that collided with a pickup truck on the interstate highway. The driver confessed to using his cell phone to send a text message to his girlfriend. Assign the external cause codes only. Answer: V43.53xA Index to External Causes. Accident, car \u2013 see Accident, transport, car occupant, Accident, transport, car occupant, driver, collision (with) pickup truck (traffic) Y Index to External Causes, Place of occurrence, highway (interstate) Y93.c2 Index to External Causes, Activity (involving) (of victim at time of event), cellular, telephone. External cause codes are intended to provide data for injury research and evaluation of injury prevention strategies. These codes capture how the injury or health condition happened (cause), the intent (unintentional or accidental; or intentional, such as suicide or assault), the place where the event occurred the activity of the patient at the time of the event, and the person\u2019s status (e.g., civilian, military). External Cause may be used for subsequent visits, Place of Occurrence, Activity only used once. 28.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}