The switch to the ICD-10 coding system may have been pushed back at least a year by Congress, but 番茄社区 still thinks it's worthwhile to spotlight some of those thousands of new codes that might just be getting a bit too granular.
A couple of days ago, a source asked whether or not there was a code for injury due to the act of self-ejection from a jet with parachute deployment. Considering this is how Goose died in "Top Gun," and it is an injury risk universal to all fighter pilots, we both figured a code had to exist.
Alas, no such code graces the index; however, there are 20 codes for injuries befalling parachutists not involving self-ejection from a jet seat, and several of them are code extensions to distinguish between initial or sequelae.
Today's code:
: Other parachutist accident, subsequent encounter.
Other "Follies"
W22.02XD: Watch Where You're Walking
F40.218: Fear of the Easter Bunny
V95.42XA: Crash Landing of Spaceship
V95.33XD: Sucked Into Jet Engine
Y92.253: Injured in an Opera House
Z73.1: Type A Behavior Pattern
To suggest a code for this list, email s.wicklinewallan@medpagetoday.com