Economic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic: 55 billion in health and social costs related to. prescription opioid abuse each year1. 20 billion in emergency department and. inpatient care for opioid poisonings2. Source: Pain Med. 2011;12(4):657-67.1. 2013;14(10):1534-47.2.
1 S13.4XXA is a billable ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2  Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes. 3  This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S13.4XXA. 4  Other international ICD-10 versions may differ.
Sprains and strains are common injuries in orthopaedic patients. injuries with the correct ICD-10-CM code will be very important when October 2015 rolls around. In ICD-9, sprain and strain codes are found in the same category range (840â848). The range. includes the following injuries to the joint capsule, ligament, muscle, or tendon: avulsion. laceration. sprain. hemarthrosis (bleeding into joint space) rupture.