On ICD-10

It's so nice to know, if I ever have a patient playing a trumpet during his/her appointment, I can use this ICD-10 code:

Y93J4 Activity, winds and brass instrument playing

Or my other favorite, if you go to Hawaii and get attacked by a macaw, there are plenty of ways to describe it:


W6111XA Bitten by macaw, initial encounter
W6111XD Bitten by macaw, subsequent encounter
W6111XS Bitten by macaw, sequela
W6112XA Struck by macaw, initial encounter
W6112XD Struck by macaw, subsequent encounter
W6112XS Struck by macaw, sequela
W6119XA Other contact with macaw, initial encounter
W6119XD Other contact with macaw, subsequent encounter
W6119XS Other contact with macaw, sequela

Hope your ICD-10 transition goes smoothly.