This is truly outrageous. Anna Mathews (no relation) of the Wall Street Journal reports on some of the new medical codes available as we migrate from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Apparently the number of codes is increasing from 18,000 to 140,000, and will include the affliction from this headline, as well as "Walked Into a Lamppost" (both primary and secondary) and injured while playing a brass instrument. The new codes will also apparently delineate the difference between an injury that occurred in the bedroom vs. the bathroom - in a mobile home.

While it's hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of these codes, it points to a healthcare system that - far from becoming EASIER - is actually becoming more difficult for physicians and patients to navigate.

Makes you wonder who's in charge around here.