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Oct. 1, 2015 marked the switch from ICD-9 to the new ICD-10 codes. Despite the protests from medical groups, payers and others, the government made it clear that the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, would be the only way for providers to get paid for any medical insurance claims.

ICD-10 has more codes, almost 70,000 diagnosis codes, compared to the 13,600 used in ICD-9. The new codes also have more digits. The numbers alone are daunting. The new International Classification of Diseases strives to classify just about anything that can happen to a person, not just illness.

Be sure to check out the June issue of VM for more information and resources on the ICD-10 switch.
But eyecare providers have started to adapt to the mandated reimbursement codes.

Many have already mocked the specifics of the new codes e.g. “burn due to water-skis on fire” and “stabbed by crocheting.” ODs may already be encountering such pairings as “an eye injury (H02.845 Edema of left lower eyelid with W22.02XA Walked into lamppost, initial encounter.”)

Ghergich & Co (www.ghergich.com), a design agency, got together with Quill (www.quill.com), a product supplier to small and medium-sized businesses, to create an amusing graphic that looks at Silly ICD-10 Codes Showing the Crazy Ways People Injure Themselves.

Click here to download a PDF of 14 Silly ICD-10 Codes.