Trauma Coding with Symptoms and External Causes

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Trauma coding and the use of external causes of morbidity have aseparate alphabetical index. In this discussion forum, we willcover terms such as fall, struck by, and accident.

  1. Describe the process of obtaining a code for a fracture of theradius. What other information do you need to properly code thisinjury? Be specific.
  2. Describe the process of obtaining the code for a patient thatfell from a ladder and fractured their radius? Is falling from theladder enough information?
  3. Why do we also code Z codes when initially describing thelocation of accident or if it is during employment and other, oftrauma to the patient?
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