text: Code update season is intense. In fact a commenter recently wrote in that her brain is fried. That made me want to find an ICD-10 code for fried brains. (I can’t be the only one, right?) I haven’t had much luck with that, but it put me in the mood to find other diagnosis codes that seemed Oct. 31-appropriate.
  How would you code ghost teeth? Use K00.4 (Disturbances in tooth formation). This code applies to regional odontodysplasia, the more clinical name for ghost teeth, brittle teeth that appear more transparent than normal teeth on X-rays.
  There are ghost vessels, too. An issue like lack of oxygen to the cornea (be careful with those contact lenses) can cause new vessels to grow. Once oxygen is sufficient again, the vessels empty of blood, but remain as clear vessels. The codes for these vessels are in subcategory H16.41- (Ghost vessels [corneal]).
  Suppose an innocent little mummy was minding his own business when a black cat came along and started playing with the mummy’s bandages. The mummy might need some medical attention to get rewrapped: Z48.00 (Encounter for change or removal of nonsurgical wound dressing). OK … That one’s a stretch, but I liked the photo. I suppose I could have gone with Y93.D1 (Activity, knitting and crocheting).
  Use B33.0 (Epidemic myalgia). This contagious condition can cause stabbing or cramping pain in the chest, but fortunately it usually goes away in a few days. Another fun name for this condition? The Grasp of the Phantom.
  If you’ve ever wondered if you can be accidentally poisoned by pumpkin seed extract or not consume enough witch hazel, ICD-10 says, yes, you can. And there are codes for that.
  Finally, it’s become a tradition to include W59.22XA (Struck by turtle, initial encounter) in SuperCoder ICD-10 roundups. So, this Halloween, beware of getting struck by the Headless Turtleman! He has a tendency to run into things … slowly.
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