Contact with workbench tool, sequela

This code indicates a long-term health condition or complication arising from a past injury involving a workbench tool. It signifies that the original injury has resolved, but its lasting effects, such as chronic pain, limited mobility, or disfigurement, are now being treated.

Use this code when a patient presents for treatment of a sequela directly attributable to a previous injury caused by contact with a workbench tool. This applies to follow-up visits where the focus is on managing the chronic consequences, not the acute injury itself. Examples include ongoing physical therapy for nerve damage or surgical correction of a deformity resulting from the original incident.

• Always sequence this sequela code after the code describing the specific nature of the sequela (e.g., chronic pain, scar, nonunion).
• Do not use this code for initial encounters or subsequent encounters for the acute injury; use the appropriate acute injury code with the correct encounter type.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the past workbench tool injury.