Funny ICD-10.2 Codes Never Before Discovered!

UPDATE:  ICD-10 has been delayed until October 1st, 2015.If you have never had a chance to cruise through the 68,000 ICD-10 codes set to go live on October 1st, 2014, you're missing out on some great humor.  What does ICD stand for?  ICD stands for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.  Medicaid.gov provides a nice brief review of the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.  If you do a Google search for funny ICD-10 codes, you'll find some healthcare related websites claiming to describe the best, funniest, strangest, most outrageous and colorful codes in the book.  Heck,  some sites even claim to have discovered the zaniest ICD-10 codes around. Hogwash.  Struck by a turtle (W5922XA)?  Not outrageous.   Problems with the in-laws (Z63.1)?   Not zany.  Not even close.  That's just stupid.  Struck by orca, initial encounter (W56.22xA).  Not the least bit colorful.  Quit wasting our time people. We only have a few more months to master ICD-10 before the most popular phrase in healthcare becomes a reality: Your claim has been denied.   Even though ICD-10 is almost here and  ICD-11 has a 2017 date with destiny, The Happy Hospitalist has learned the government is set to announce  a January 1st, 2015 start date for ICD 10.2.That's right folks, you heard it here first on The Happy Hospitalist.  You'd better enjoy ICD-10 as much as you can for those ...
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