ICD-10-CM Section W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
- W21 Striking against or struck by sports equipment NON-BILLABLE
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- W21.00 Struck by hit or thrown ball, unspecified type BILLABLE
- W21.01 Struck by football BILLABLE
- W21.02 Struck by soccer ball BILLABLE
- W21.03 Struck by baseball BILLABLE
- W21.04 Struck by golf ball BILLABLE
- W21.05 Struck by basketball BILLABLE
- W21.06 Struck by volleyball BILLABLE
- W21.07 Struck by softball BILLABLE
- W21.09 Struck by other hit or thrown ball BILLABLE
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- W21.11 Struck by baseball bat BILLABLE
- W21.12 Struck by tennis racquet BILLABLE
- W21.13 Struck by golf club BILLABLE
- W21.19 Struck by other bat, racquet or club BILLABLE
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- W21.21 Struck by hockey stick NON-BILLABLE
- W21.22 Struck by hockey puck NON-BILLABLE
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- W21.31 Struck by shoe cleats BILLABLE
- W21.32 Struck by skate blades BILLABLE
- W21.39 Struck by other sports foot wear BILLABLE
- BILLABLE W21.4 Striking against diving board
- BILLABLE W21.9 Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment
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- W22 Striking against or struck by other objects NON-BILLABLE
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- W22.01 Walked into wall BILLABLE
- W22.02 Walked into lamppost BILLABLE
- W22.03 Walked into furniture BILLABLE
- W22.04 Striking against wall of swimming pool NON-BILLABLE
- W22.09 Striking against other stationary object BILLABLE
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- W22.10 Striking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag BILLABLE
- W22.11 Striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag BILLABLE
- W22.12 Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag BILLABLE
- W22.19 Striking against or struck by other automobile airbag BILLABLE
- BILLABLE W22.8 Striking against or struck by other objects
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- W25 Contact with sharp glass BILLABLE
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- W26 Contact with knife, sword or dagger NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE W26.0 Contact with knife
- BILLABLE W26.1 Contact with sword or dagger
- W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE W27.0 Contact with workbench tool
- BILLABLE W27.1 Contact with garden tool
- BILLABLE W27.2 Contact with scissors
- BILLABLE W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing)
- BILLABLE W27.4 Contact with kitchen utensil
- BILLABLE W27.5 Contact with paper-cutter
- BILLABLE W27.8 Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
- W28 Contact with powered lawn mower BILLABLE
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- W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE W29.0 Contact with powered kitchen appliance
- BILLABLE W29.1 Contact with electric knife
- BILLABLE W29.2 Contact with other powered household machinery
- BILLABLE W29.3 Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery
- BILLABLE W29.4 Contact with nail gun
- BILLABLE W29.8 Contact with other powered powered hand tools and household machinery
- W30 Contact with agricultural machinery NON-BILLABLE
- W31 Contact with other and unspecified machinery NON-BILLABLE
- W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE W32.0 Accidental handgun discharge
- BILLABLE W32.1 Accidental handgun malfunction
- W35 Explosion and rupture of boiler BILLABLE
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- W36 Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder NON-BILLABLE
- W39 Discharge of firework BILLABLE
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- W40 Explosion of other materials NON-BILLABLE
- W42 Exposure to noise NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE W42.0 Exposure to supersonic waves
- BILLABLE W42.9 Exposure to other noise
- W45 Foreign body or object entering through skin NON-BILLABLE
- W46 Contact with hypodermic needle NON-BILLABLE
- W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces NON-BILLABLE
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- W49.01 Hair causing external constriction BILLABLE
- W49.02 String or thread causing external constriction BILLABLE
- W49.03 Rubber band causing external constriction BILLABLE
- W49.04 Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction BILLABLE
- W49.09 Other specified item causing external constriction BILLABLE
- BILLABLE W49.9 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
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Coding Notes for Section W20-W49
- Section Notes:
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Section S00-T88. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.