In light of the new ICD-10 roll out, the League of Pediatricians has come forth with a mission statement set to dispel the requirement that ridiculous presentations to the emergency department leave with real diagnoses. In a recent press release, commander of the League of Pediatricians, Chuck Kirchner, came forward with this seemingly benign request.
“I would honestly just like some transparency in our field,” said Kirchner. “None of us really have any idea about these funky rashes, kids with emesis, or funny purple spots on little Tommy’s big toe. I don’t care if it’s itchy. I’m itchy. Get over it. Lets just call it for what it is: probably a virus that is probably going to get better.”
The ramifications of the request have been much larger than Kirchner likely expected. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a counter statement reassuring American parents that while it is probably just a virus, they should continue to support their local pediatrician’s spouse’s shopping habit and take their kids in, just to be sure that it is probably a virus that will probably get better.
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I’m still waiting for “adolescence” to be a billable psychiatric diagnosis…
It must be a nightmare trying to code a lot of things Donna!
He he we love coding these cases as well. Viral infection, unspecified one of the most commonly used codes in paediatric admissions. :-) There have definitely been some interesting codes over the years…eg. funny looking kid. lol
Alexander Lyudin, Kimberley Chai, Kirsten Wallace, Bronwyn Lamond hehehe!
Im usually 95 temp, so 99 CLEARLY a fever, unspecified. Brittany Jean Coburn
Amberlace Citta
HA
Have now made a corresponding epic dot phrase :)
Jenna Strother
With extended services codes attached.
Lol
Kt Simpson
Im still hoping for “parent fail”
“I don’t care if it’s itchy. I’m itchy. Get over it.” Sounds like you could have written this Vibhor Tiwari
Also, “I’m taking my kid to the doctor to satisfy the school attendance office.”
Google-aided random customized vaccination schedule, NOS.
Catalina Contreras
Lol
Gotta love it
David D. Nelsen
A modifier for “it/whatever” only happens at night and that’s why I am calling at 2AM!!!
Level 5+
While we are at it, can we get the dx “I don’t know what it is so call it otitis so I give them abx” removed from the EDs EMR?
Laura Black Mohling
Lol Jamie Kirby Lynch
Heather Allard Nurul Ain Norman… but we probably sort the wheat from the chaff before you guys get called in! :P
I know a coder who swears she will retire when she gets to code the one about getting sucked into a jet engine.
Keith Seibert
Possibly pneumonia
I am still waiting to use my favorites from the ICD9– “injury from falling from a spacecraft”, “moron”, and “idiot”
Tuhina Joseph Tami Hagoel Vincent Patrick Devlin
“Concussion” after being hit by paper airplane, without mention of complication.
Elizabeth :-)
“Give my 6yo some legalized amphetamines since he has the attention span of a 6 yo, NOS.”
Jenn Sweetman haha
“Still coughing, without mention of complication.”
Yesss so needed hahah Vatsal Trivedi! Miona Milutinov
“Going out of town tomorrow so we need antibiotics for this cold now, NOS.”
Katherine Kreusser Maggie Steffen McCormick
Laura Yarb
A version of pediatrician in the story as a female – ( since I think we are in the majority ) would be even more hysterical -I would have love to hear what husbands’ hobbies that she supports would be!
And having to explain that you don’t need antibiotics for a virus should automatically be a level 5 visit.
Claire. Hahahahaha! Yes!!!
David Foley