Interesting ICD-9 codes

I’m working in the ER right now, and while I was trying to find an ICD-9 diagnostic code for a patient, I came across the following code that I’d never seen before:

E845.8: Accident Involving Spacecraft Injuring Groundcrew, Employee

I wonder how often that one’s been used? 

One response to “Interesting ICD-9 codes”

  1. Probably from people who were injured picking up exploded space shuttle parts, unfortunately.

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