Paintball Gun Injury E Codes

Effective October 1, 2002, new E codes have been created to allow the capture of external cause of injuries caused by paintball guns. These guns and their discharged paintballs are used for recreational purposes. However, serious injuries have resulted when a paintball has hit an individual at close range. E922 Accident caused by firearm, and air gun missile New code E922.5 Paintball gun E955 Suicide and self-inflicted injury by firearms, air guns and explosives New code E955.7 Paintball gun E985 Injury by firearms, air guns, and explosives, undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted New code E985.7...

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Article Overview

This article explains a coding update for external cause of injury reporting related to paintball gun incidents. It is relevant to coders, compliance staff, and billing professionals working with injury documentation and ICD external cause reporting, and it focuses on the addition of new E code entries within established injury categories.

Why This Topic Matters

The update affects how certain injury events are identified and reported in claims and records that use external cause codes. It helps readers understand that paintball-related injuries were added as distinct reporting options effective October 1, 2002.

Article Sections

  1. Effective date and background

    Introduces the reporting update and the general context for adding paintball-related injury entries.

  2. External cause code categories

    Lists the relevant injury categories in the external cause code system and notes the new paintball-related entries associated with them.

What You Will Learn

  • The purpose of the external cause coding update
  • The general injury reporting categories affected by the change
  • The context in which paintball-related injury reporting was added
  • The effective date associated with the update

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Billing staff
  • Compliance professionals
  • Revenue cycle teams

Codes Discussed

  • ICD-9-CM: E922.5
  • ICD-9-CM: E955.7
  • ICD-9-CM: E985.7

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