Exam 25: External Causes of Morbidity

The external cause code for an initial encounter due to intentional self-harm by machinegun discharge is code _____.

When the cause of an injury is identified by the FBI as terrorism, the first-listed external-cause code should be a code from category Y38, Terrorism.

The external cause code for an initial encounter for a sled accident in which the patient collided with a stationary object is_____.

An external cause code can be a principal or first-listed diagnosis.

Ms. Mary was involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the exit ramp of Interstate 81. The place of occurrence code for this case is ____________________.

This patient returns today to follow up on injuries from a collision with a pedestrian while driving his motorcycle in a nontraffic accident. The external cause code for this encounter is code _____.

Denise was struck by a softball, which injured her left eye. The external cause code for this injury for the initial encounter is ____________________.

Exposure to which of the following is excluded from category X31?

Block V90-V94 is used to report _____.

Additional codes from Chapter 20 of ICD-10-CM are needed if the external cause and intent are included in a code from another chapter of ICD-10-CM.