When patient is admitted for an injury

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When a patient is admitted for an injury that is the result of abuse or neglect:

The injury code should be sequenced as PDX, followed by the abuse or neglect code The abuse or neglect code should sequenced as PDX, followed by the injury code Either the injury code or the abuse/neglect code can be sequenced as PDX Coders can interpret narrative descriptions to infer abuse or neglect.

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