"Number of codes in the current nationwide system for describing medical services on insurance bills: 17,849
Number in the new federally mandated system: 141,058
Code number for “crushed by alligator, initial encounter: W5803XA
For “crushed by an alligator, subsequent encounter: W5803XS"
Number in the new federally mandated system: 141,058
Code number for “crushed by alligator, initial encounter: W5803XA
For “crushed by an alligator, subsequent encounter: W5803XS"
— Harper’s Index, Harper’s magazine, December 2011.
