Today, hospitals and doctors use a system of about 18,000 codes to describe medical services in bills they send to insurers. Apparently, that doesn't allow for quite enough nuance. A new federally mandated version will expand the number to around 140,000.
Nine codes for macaw mishaps, twelve for alligators, one for crocheting.
Here are the waterski related codes:
Nine codes for macaw mishaps, twelve for alligators, one for crocheting.
Here are the waterski related codes:
| V9027XA | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9027XD | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9027XS | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, sequela |
| V9037XA | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9037XD | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9037XS | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, sequela |
| V9087XA | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9087XD | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9087XS | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, sequela |
| V9107XA | Burn due to water-skis on fire, initial encounter |
| V9107XD | Burn due to water-skis on fire, subsequent encounter |
| V9107XS | Burn due to water-skis on fire, sequela |
| V9137XA | Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9137XD | Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9137XS | Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skis, sequela |
| V9187XA | Other injury due to other accident to water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9187XD | Other injury due to other accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9187XS | Other injury due to other accident to water-skis, sequela |
| V9207XA | Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9207XD | Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9207XS | Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, sequela |
| V9227XA | Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9227XD | Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9227XS | Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, sequela |
| V9387XA | Other injury due to other accident on board water-skis, initial encounter |
| V9387XD | Other injury due to other accident on board water-skis, subsequent encounter |
| V9387XS | Other injury due to other accident on board water-skis, sequela |
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