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identify the index in ICD code book where you would shearch to find the code for the external cause for a patient who was injured during a fist fight
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identify the index in ICD code book where you would shearch to find the code for the external cause for a patient who was injured during a fist fight

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For a patient who was injured during a fist fight, medics need to use ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E960.0

Those code is filled with standardized diagnostic tools for :
- Beating NOS
- Brawl or fight with hands, fist, feet
- injured or killed in fight NOS
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