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ericka1

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Patient is a 29-year-old male who was at the beach and went swimming in the ocean when he was bitten by a shark. The shark bit off the man's right hand before others came to his rescue and freed him from the shark. He was immediately taken to the local trauma center for treatment. What codes would you assign to this case?
 
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Question 2

Patient was setting off fireworks for a municipal show when a faulty fuse went off too soon, setting off a number of the fireworks before they were supposed to. He lost two fingers on his right hand and his left thumb in the subsequent explosions. What external cause of injury code would be assigned to this patient's chart?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Traumatic amputation, right handS68.411A
Bitten by sharkW56.41XA
Place of occurrence (beach) Y92.832

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Discharge of firework, initial encounterW39.XXXA


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