This month the US psychiatric and medical professions have undergone a change. Currently, psychiatric diagnosis is done on Axes 1-5, each representing a specific part of the stressors and illnesses with which each client may be dealing. In the interest of more specific billing, the codes have been changed and there are nearly 19 times as many procedure codes, and nearly 5 times as many diagnosis codes in the new listing than its predecessor. Someone has obviously missed the memo stating that “less is more.” Granted accidents will happen, but truly can’t they be coded according to body part? Do we really need a code for struck by an orca (code 56.02) or forced space craft landing (code v95.2)?
DID YOU WRITE A SIX SENTENCE STORY THIS WEEK?
The cue is axes.
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Recording Life Under the radar 
That’s going to add a few pages to the book!
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Hahaha .its an increase of 67,000 codes from 17,000!
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You’re joking, right? At least about the specific codes you mentioned?
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Nope.
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So, what is the code for being in an accident that requires the use of duct tape? 😉
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Oh, this makes my head pound worse….. 🙂
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And here’s mine, enjoy!
https://darklightharbor.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/axes-and-grandmothers/
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Oh im sure theres acode for that! Lol
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Now THAT’S funny!! You’re Great!!
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There really is a code for struck by an orca? Is this proof that doctors can heal anything? Or at least test for anything? I think it is a ploy by insurance companies to confuse everyone, therefore they can bounce back claims as improper. Did they take a page from the SBOR? I love Kristi’s comment about the car and the ducktape.
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My favorite is burn from water skis being on fire. But I didn’t want to sound unrealistic!
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In believable
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Leave it to gun’mint to take a complicated system and make it more complicated!
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Truly!!!!
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yeah!! the duct tape diagnosis!! I’d love to see the recommended treatment plan (“… with a large supply of acetone, begin to remove the top layers…”)
hey! Val! you’re right they’ve been sneaking a peak at the Book of Secret Rules (aka The Secret Book of Rules)… no fair!
lol
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I was thinking the us regulators need a few virgins!
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It sounds as though those fearful of losing their jobs have created a wider field for employment and in a field were cost are astronomic already.
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Op’s that “were cost” is supposed to be “where costs”
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There was at least some security for the fools creating the codes!
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Codes. They are all powerful are they not?
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I find the insanity of this “improvement” rather ironic! 🙂
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NO wonder it takes so damn long to get a claim paid…
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I wrote a story too.
But, the link has closed.
Do consider & include this in your list- http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2015/09/lost-love.html
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