External Cause of Injury Code

Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2016, page 4, contained a typographical error. The external cause of injury code should read X04.XXXA, rather than X04.XXA. ...

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Article Overview

This brief article provides a correction to a previously published coding reference in Coding Clinic. It is relevant to coders, auditors, and compliance staff who track official errata and depend on accurate external cause of injury coding references.

Why This Topic Matters

Corrections to published coding references help prevent transcription errors and support accurate code lookup and documentation review.

What You Will Learn

  • How a published coding typo was corrected
  • That the article is a narrow erratum rather than a substantive guidance piece
  • That the correction pertains to an external cause of injury code reference in Coding Clinic
  • The importance of verifying official updates and corrections

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Compliance staff
  • Health information management professionals

Codes Discussed

  • ICD-10-CM: X04.XXXA
  • ICD-10-CM: X04.XXA

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