Small Screen Symptoms
This show made “McDreamy” and “McSteamy” household names.
What is Grey’s Anatomy
Billy Ray Cyrus should go to this specialist to cure his achy, breaky heart.
What is a cardiologist.
(Song: Achy Breaky Heart)
This Pixar classic stars a clownfish dad with anxiety and possible PTSD after losing his wife and most of his kids.
What is Finding Nemo
In The Simpsons, Homer often ends up in the ER after accidents at the nuclear plant. If he fractured his skull, this is the ICD-10 category you would start with.
What is S02 (Fracture of skull and facial bones)
What is J01?
This TV show doctor often solved bizarre cases—but he definitely didn’t have the best bedside manner.
Who is House, M.D.
The Weekend said, "I can't feel my face when I'm with you." He should call this nerve specialist for a consultation.
What is a neurologist.
(Song: Can't Feel My Face)
In this film, a child sees dead people and might need a neuro consult for possible temporal lobe epilepsy or a very vivid imagination.
What is The Sixth Sense
On Stranger Things, Eleven gets a nosebleed when using her powers. You would code her encounter with this ICD-10 code category.
What is R04.0
Michael Jackson sang "Beat It". If a patient got beat up and has a black eye, you would use this ICD-10 code category.
What is S00.1?
This long-running hospital drama began in 1994 and launched George Clooney’s career.
What is ER
Lizzo said, “I just took a DNA test,” and now she’s got questions. This kind of doctor might help explain her results.
What is a geneticist.
(Song: Truth Hurts)
In this hit film, a janitor at MIT displays savant-like mathematical abilities along with anger issues and abandonment trauma. Therapy helps.
What is Good Will Hunting
In The Walking Dead, a survivor shows up with a nasty open wound from a bite. This is the code section you would look up in the ICD-10 book for an open wound of the forearm.
What is S51.8
In Bon Jovi's Shot Through the Heart, if a patient lilterally h ad a penetrating injury to the chest, you would start with this ICD-10 code category.
What is S21?
This sitcom featured a doctor named J.D. who narrated his inner thoughts with dramatic flair.
What is Scrubs
Drake said “You used to call me on my cell phone," but he doesn't hear it ringing anymore. This kind of doctor might need to check his hearing.
What is an audiologist.
(Song: Hotline Bling)
This singing nanny floats in on an umbrella and seems to cure depression, ADHD, and child behavioral disorders with spoonfuls of sugar.
Who is Mary Poppins
If Dr. McDreamy performed a CABG on Grey's Anatomy, this is the CPT code range you would use for the procedure.
What is 33510-33536
Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying includes skydiving and bull riding. If a patient comes in with multiple fractures after a rodeo accident and requires fracture care, you would use this CPT code range.
What is 29000-29799?
This show features a young genius who becomes a doctor at age 14, navigating the challenges of practicing medicine while dealing with the ups and downs of adolescence.
What is Doogie Howser, M.D.
“I still haven’t found what I’m looking for,” sang U2… but maybe that’s because Bono needs glasses. He should see this specialist.
What is an Ophthalmologist/Optometrist
(Song: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For)
He wears a hockey mask and keeps returning from the dead to torment camp counselors. A psych eval and a strong sedative are highly recommended for this volatile character.
Who is Jason Voorhees
(movie: Friday the 13th)
On the hit show ER, a patient was brought back during a code after a heart attack. The team started chest compressions. You would use this CPT code for CPR.
What is 92950
Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire could point to this painful condition often coded with K64.
What are Hemorrhoids?