Struck by pig, initial encounter

This code indicates an injury sustained by a patient who was struck by a pig. It specifically denotes the initial encounter for this injury, meaning the patient is receiving active treatment for the acute effects of being struck.

Use this code for patients presenting with injuries such as contusions, fractures, or lacerations directly resulting from an impact with a pig. This applies to scenarios like a pig running into a person, a person being knocked over by a pig, or any other direct physical contact where the pig is the striking force.

• Always assign an additional code for the specific injury sustained (e.g., fracture, contusion, open wound).
• Ensure the 7th character "A" is used only for the initial encounter for treatment. Subsequent encounters will require different 7th characters.
• Verify documentation clearly states the patient was "struck by" the pig, not, for example, bitten by or fallen on by the pig, which would lead to different external cause codes.