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Jackson Jones is a 56-year-old male who was welding at work and he got a piece of welding stuck in his right eyeball. He is sent to an Ophthalmologist for removal of the welding. What are the 5 correct ICD-10-CM codes?

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The correct ICD-10-CM codes for Jackson Jones, who suffered an eye injury from welding material, would include codes for foreign body in cornea, retained metal fragments, injury of the eye and orbit, patient's medical history if relevant, and examination following a work accident, all specific to the right eye and initial encounter.

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The question regarding Jackson Jones, a 56-year-old male who got a piece of welding material stuck in his right eyeball, pertains to identifying the correct ICD-10-CM codes for this medical situation. The ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) is a system used by physicians and other healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.

While the specific ICD-10-CM codes would be dependent on the exact nature of the injury and findings of the ophthalmologist, potential codes could include:

  • T15.01XA - Foreign body in cornea, right eye, initial encounter
  • Z18.10 - Retained metal fragments, unspecified eye
  • S05.91XA - Injury of eye and orbit, unspecified, right eye, initial encounter
  • Z87.891 - Personal history of nicotine dependence (if relevant based on patient history)
  • Z04.82 - Encounter for examination and observation following work accident

This selection of codes covers the injury to the cornea, the retained metal fragments, a non-specific injury to the eye and orbit, the patient's medical history if relevant, and the encounter for examination following a work accident. It is important to note that the actual selection of ICD-10-CM codes must be left to the medical professional diagnosing the patient after a thorough examination.

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