Striking against diving board, subsequent encounter

This code describes an injury sustained from striking against a diving board, specifically during a follow-up visit or subsequent treatment for the initial injury. It indicates that the patient is receiving ongoing care, such as wound checks, physical therapy, or medication management, for an injury that occurred due to this specific mechanism.

This code is appropriate for any encounter after the initial visit where a patient is being treated for an injury caused by striking a diving board. Examples include follow-up appointments for contusions, lacerations, fractures, or sprains that resulted from this incident. It should be used when the focus of the encounter is on the continued management of the diving board-related injury.

• Always pair this external cause code with a primary diagnosis code specifying the nature of the injury (e.g., S82.891D for other specified fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter).
• Ensure the seventh character "D" is used to denote a subsequent encounter, indicating ongoing care after the initial treatment.
• Do not use this code for the initial treatment of the injury; for initial encounters, use the "A" seventh character.