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What if it was a lemur, though? Bet they don't have a code for that.
by marvin 3y ago
What if it was a lemur, though? Bet they don't have a code for that.
- webnrrd2k 3y agoAccording to Google, it's: 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W55.81XA Bitten by other mammals, initial encounter
- skylanh 3y agoThe codes are possibly (also) related to incidents that CDC or other organizations would like statistics on. Lemur's aren't common, ducks are, and "Chlamydia psittaci in ducks: a hidden health risk for poultry workers" is (via https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25854003/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25854003/)