What are the external cause codes


Problem

Reason for Visit to Emergency Room: Foreign body-left index finger

Chief Complaint: Foreign body, left index finger

History of Present Illness:

This patient has a history of ADD. He presents the emergency department with
his mother complaining of foreign body in his left index finger. He states that he was shooting targets with his BB gun at home in his yard as this is his hobby and the BB ricocheted and hit him in the tip of his left index finger. The shot was fired by the patient and ricocheted off a brick approximately 30 feet away. He reports the BB is in the tip of his finger and is very painful. This happened approximately 2 hours prior to arrival. He has some paresthesias in his fingertips but no weakness. He is right handed. No treatment prior to arrival. Vaccines up-to-date per mother No other injury.

What are the external cause codes? The answer should have double U codes and 2 Y codes.

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