TIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitution
TIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitution
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I work in the medical field (not clinical though). I’m not kidding when I say there is an ICD10 code for EVERYTHING.
Some of my favorites:
W56.22XA: Struck by Orca, initial encounter
Y92.146: Swimming pool of prison as the place of occurrence of the external cause
V97.33XD: Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter
This last one is by far my favorite. Not sure how you get past your initial encounter at the morgue for a subsequent visit. Maybe when they find some extra bits lying around?