Legal intrvnt w a cond energy device, unsp person inj, init

This code signifies an injury sustained by an unspecified individual due to a conducted energy device (e.g., Taser) during a legal intervention. It indicates the initial treatment for the resulting trauma.

Apply this code when a patient presents with an injury directly attributable to a conducted energy device used by law enforcement or other legal authorities. This is appropriate for the first encounter for treatment of such an injury.

• Ensure documentation clearly links the injury to a legal intervention involving a conducted energy device.
• Verify that the patient's record does not specify who was injured (e.g., police officer, suspect) to use the "unspecified person" designation.
• Confirm this is the initial encounter for treatment of the injury; subsequent encounters would use a different seventh character.