Question

A child is treated in the emergency department after falling from a playground slide. She is diagnosed with a displaced fracture of the neck of the scapula, right. The ICD-10-CM codes for this encounter include _____ and _____. (Separate multiple codes with a comma and a space.)

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is S42.151A, W09.0xxA

Explanation:

ICD-10-CM stands for International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. They are alphanumeric codes used by health professionals in classifying and coding diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with the hospital health care in the US. It is a seven character alphanumeric code. There are about 68,000 codes in the ICD-10-CM.

The code S42.151A is code for displaced fracture of neck of scapula, right shoulder, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is synonymous for Closed fracture of neck of right scapula.

The code W09.0xxA is for Fall on or from playground slide, initial encounter