George is a 45-year-old police officer who sustained a gunshot wound in the line of duty six months ago. He was shot in the hand and the right foot. George was shot by a handgun. He is here for a subsequent visit. How would this be coded?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: Open wound left hand, subsequent encounter—S64.402D
Open wound right foot, subsequent encounter—S91.301D
Legal intervention involving injury by handgun, law enforcement official injured, subsequent encounter—Y35.021D

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