Bitten by cow, subsequent encounter

This code indicates that a patient is presenting for follow-up care or treatment related to an injury sustained from a cow bite. This could include wound checks, management of infection, or addressing complications that arose after the initial treatment.

Apply this code when a patient returns for subsequent care after the initial encounter for a cow bite. Examples include a patient returning for a dressing change, antibiotic follow-up for an infected bite wound, or evaluation of nerve damage weeks after the initial injury.

• Always pair this code with an external cause code (e.g., Y92.830 for farm as place of occurrence) and a code for the specific bite wound.
• Ensure the "D" seventh character is used only for encounters after the initial treatment of the injury.
• Distinguish carefully between initial (A), subsequent (D), and sequela (S) encounters.