WK7 DISCUSSION HP-212

WK7 DISCUSSION HP-212

External Causes of Morbidity

Chapter 20 of your ICD-10-CM reference manual includes those codes that are External Causes of Morbidity.

The Code ranges are (V00-Y99).  The classifications of codes include environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury and other adverse effects. 

Analyze codes using the ICD-10-CM reference manual.

Include all the following aspects in the discussion:

• Compare the difference between morbidity and mortality.

• Select a code or category of codes from this section that you find humorous and tell why you think the code is funny.

• Demonstrate the significance of the World Health Organization capturing all categories of diagnosis codes in this reference manual

• Include codes that are funny and those that are not.