Patient is a 29-year-old male who was at the beach and went swimming in the ocean when he was bitten by a shark. The shark bit off the man's right hand before others came to his rescue and freed him from the shark. He was immediately taken to the local trauma center for treatment. What codes would you assign to this case?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Traumatic amputation, right hand—S68.411A
Bitten by shark—W56.41XA
Place of occurrence (beach) —Y92.832
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