Answer Yes the hospitals appear to be using the full range of the ICD10CM bite codes We looked at the outpatient emergency department data ED for FY2016 to determine the extent to which bite codes were being used and ID: 929759
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Question: I am in the process of applying for NIH grant to use the Case Mix data to conduct pediatric injury surveillance. ICD-10-CM expanded the number of cause diagnosis codes related to injury wounds from bites and I want to be able to provide information in my grant narrative on whether hospitals are using the full range of bite related codes.
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Yes, the hospitals appear to be using the full range of the ICD-10-CM bite codes. We looked at the outpatient emergency department data (ED) for FY2016 to determine the extent to which bite codes were being used and
for one year alone, 444 different ICD-10-CM bite codes were for used for over 30,000 bite related ED visits. The codes include bite related W-Codes (See Table 1 below) and extensive use of S-Codes.
ICD-10-CM CodeFull DescriptionRankW57XXXABitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter1W540XXABitten by dog, initial encounter2W5501XABitten by cat, initial encounter3W540XXDBitten by dog, subsequent encounter4W5501XDBitten by cat, subsequent encounter5W5581XABitten by other mammals, initial encounter6W5321XABitten by squirrel, initial encounter7W5381XABitten by other rodent, initial encounter8W57XXXDBitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, subsequent encounter9W5311XABitten by rat, initial encounter10W5301XABitten by mouse, initial encounter11W5551XABitten by raccoon, initial encounter12W5511XABitten by horse, initial encounter13W5541XABitten by pig, initial encounter14W6101XABitten by parrot, initial encounter15W5651XABitten by other fish, initial encounter16W6191XABitten by other birds, initial encounter17W503XXDAccidental bite by another person, subsequent encounter18W5541XDBitten by pig, subsequent encounter19W5581XDBitten by other mammals, subsequent encounter20W5531XABitten by other hoof stock, initial encounter21W5911XABitten by nonvenomous snake, initial encounter22W540XXSBitten by dog, sequela23W5501XSBitten by cat, sequela24W5551XDBitten by raccoon, subsequent encounter25W5681XABitten by other nonvenomous marine animals, initial encounter26W5901XABitten by nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter27W5301XDBitten by mouse, subsequent encounter28W6151XABitten by goose, initial encounter29
Table 1. FY2016 Outpatient ED Visit Top ICD-10-CM W-Codes related to Bites