Winter blunderland — 12 ICD-10 codes for the holiday season

Patients are on thin ice this time of year. Here are 12 ICD-10 codes physicians might see during the holiday season:

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1. Knitting injury — Y93.D1
2. Stabbed while crocheting — Y93D1
3. Problems in relationship with in-laws — Z63.1
4. Shoveling snow/dirt — Y93.H1
5. Skating (ice) — Y93.21
6. Alpine skiing — Y93.23
7. Snowboarding — Y93.23
8. Sledding or tubing (snow) — Y93.23
9. Cooking and baking — Y93.G3
10. Dishwashing — Y93.G1
11. Injury involving arts and handcrafts — Y93.D9
12. Exposure to excessive natural cold — X31

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