Halloween is the time for tricks, treats, and the occasional… unusual injury. From ghostly encounters to mysterious bites, there’s an ICD-10 code for just about everything — even your most frightful Halloween mishaps! As medical billers and coders know, accuracy is key — even when the cause of injury involves zombies, broomsticks, or flaming water […]
Thanksgiving Day, while a time for celebration and gratitude, can sometimes present unforeseen medical challenges. To assist healthcare providers in accurately coding these instances, we have compiled a list of relevant Thanksgiving ICD-10 codes. Here are a couple of Thanksgiving ICD-10 codes you might find useful this Thanksgiving season: W61.43: Pecked by a Turkey, Initial […]
In this article, we going to discuss the 10 weird ICD-10 codes that most physicians haven’t had to use yet. W55.21 – Bitten By Cow ICD Code W55.21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis ‘bitten by cow’ in more detail. The […]


