AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1990 Third Quarter

Guidelines for Multiple Injuries

When coding multiple injuries such as fracture of tibia and fibula, assign separate codes for each injury unless a combination code is provided, in which case the combination code is assigned. Multiple injury codes are provided in ICD-9-CM, but should not be assigned unless information for a more specific code is not available. Example: Open wound of aorta and fracture of skull. Assign codes 901.0, Injury to blood vessels of thoracic aorta, and 803.00, Closed without mention of intracranial injury, unspecified state of consciousness. For information on coding of multiple fractures, see guidelines on multiple fractures. The...

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