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Prolonged Stay in Weightless Environment (X52.XXX)
Because astronauts are patients too.
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Bizarre Personal Appearance (R46.1)
In case you're feeling particularly judgy, there's a code for that.
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Problems in Relationship With In-Laws (Z63.1)
This is a code that's probably worth remembering, especially around the holidays!
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Sucked Into Jet Engine (V97.33X)
You never know when this code will come in handy, plane and simple.
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Fall On Board Merchant Ship (V93.30X)
Not to be confused with falling on cruise ship due to alcohol use, unspecified with intoxication, uncomplicated (F10.920).
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Other Contact With Pig (W55.49X)
What contact you ask? Well, it's got to be something other than bitten (W55.41X) or struck (W55.42X). Those have codes of their own.
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Unspecified Place in Prison as the Place of Occurrence of the External Cause (Y92.149)
Injuries occurring in the kitchen, dining room, bathroom, cell, swimming pool (?), and courtyard all have their own codes.
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Opera House as the Place of Occurrence of the External Cause (Y92.253)
Follow-up question: Was a phantom involved?
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turkey
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Burn Due to Water Skis on Fire (V91.07X)
Impressive and worthy of its own code.
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Bitten by Orca (W56.21X)
Reserved for workers at Sea World mainly.
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Shock Due to Being Struck By Lightning (T75.01X)
We can see how this could be shocking.
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Discord With Boss and Workmates (Z56.4)
Fighting like cats and dogs earns you a code.
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Discord With Neighbors, Lodgers and Landlord (Z59.2)
Can't we all just get along?
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Fear of Injury (F40.233)
Who doesn't have this fear? Oh wait.
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Chicken Coop as the Place of Occurrence of External Cause (Y92.72)
Only under egg-ceptional circumstances should you enter a chicken's home.
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Very Low Level of Personal Hygiene (R46.0)
Sage medical advice: Rub some dirt on it.
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Struck By Tennis Racket (W21.12X)
No 'love' involved with this move.
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Activity, Drum and Other Percussion Instrument Playing (Y93.J2)
Reserved for overenthusiastic Muppets.
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Walked Into Lamppost (W22.02X)
This is the before picture.
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Occupant of Animal-Drawn Vehicle Injured by Fall (V80.02XA)
Naturally from or being thrown from animal-drawn vehicle in noncollision accident. This is what happens when you laugh at Rudolph and call him names.
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Toxic Effect of Contact with Portuguese Man o' war, intentional self harm (T63.612A)
Don't touch it. Don't touch it. You touched it.
It’s just a typical Saturday, you’re riding your horse-drawn cart into town when suddenly you have a noncollision accident which throws you to the ground. You lie there, and for the life of you, you can’t remember the ICD-10 code for this very scenario.
Well, we’ve got you covered. Peruse our list of obscure ICD-10 codes at your leisure and be prepared for any eventual noncollision horse-cart accidents.