The popularity of our first “Most Bizarre ICD-10 Code Awards” inspired us here at Power Your Practice to look for more. Although ICD-10 implementation will mean a set of nearly 70,000 codes, some clearly stand out as more bizarre than others.
This year’s winners include:
In the Animal Category
W56.52 – struck by other fish (excludes sharks and orca)
W53.21XA – bitten by squirrel, initial encounter
W 55.22 – struck by cow
In the Injury Category
W56.21XA – bitten by orca, initial encounter
W55.39 (includes accidental contact with goat)
X37.8 (includes injury from torrential rain)
In the Strange Places Category
Y92.511 (includes injured at café)
Y92.331 – roller skating rink
Y92.026 – swimming pool of mobile home
In the Just Plain Weird Category
W42.0 – exposure to supersonic waves
W49 (includes exposure to abnormal gravitational forces)
W20.1XXA – struck by object due to collapse of building (unfortunate, although on the plus side, you survived the building collapse)
In case you missed our inaugural post, here are the original Power Your Practice Bizarre ICD-10 Code Awards.
