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What's the ICD-10 code for being shocked by the AMA? | ICD10 Watch 

Posted on Mon, Nov 03, 2014 - 08:00 am



How was your Halloween? Did you dress up as your favourite healthcare IT professional on Friday? I must confessed I was shocked last week. Not by a ghost or monster ringing by door bell. But by the American Medical Association (AMA).



Yes, the AMA is usually considered scary by ICD-10 advocates. But they pleasantly shocked me with a bit of relative whimsy by publishing some ICD-10 examples of injuries sustained during Halloween activities — including being bitten by a vampire. It wasn't all whimsy because half the post was used to explain the AMA opposes ICD-10 implementation because of the cost and a pitch to buy AMA ICD-10 resources.



OK, none of that really shocked me. What shocked me was the following scenario:



"If one of your patients is unlucky enough to cross paths with a surly black cat, ICD-10 allows you to code for a bite from a cat (W55.01). The equivalent ICD-9 code didn’t allow for distinction by animal, so potential complications from a bite could be easier to monitor under the new code set."



Let me repeat the shocking part: "Potential complications from a bite could be easier to monitor under the new code set."



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