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📖Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
Explore the ICD-10 code range W20-W49, covering exposure to inanimate mechanical forces. Enhance clinical documentation with precise coding for incidents involving machinery, tools, and other mechanical objects. Optimize medical records for accuracy and compliance, ensuring detailed capture of patient encounters related to mechanical force injuries. Perfect for healthcare professionals seeking specificity in coding and improved patient care outcomes.
About This Range
216+
Total codes
168+
Billable codes
48+
Non-billable
20
Chapters
Codes in this Range (216+)
Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity • Range: V00-Y99
W20
Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
W20.0
Struck by falling object in cave-in
BillableW20.1
Struck by object due to collapse of building
BillableW20.8
Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object
BillableW21
Striking against or struck by sports equipment
W21.0
Struck by hit or thrown ball
W21.00
Struck by hit or thrown ball, unspecified type
BillableW21.01
Struck by football
BillableW21.02
Struck by soccer ball
BillableW21.03
Struck by baseball
BillableW21.04
Struck by golf ball
BillableW21.05
Struck by basketball
BillableW21.06
Struck by volleyball
BillableW21.07
Struck by softball
BillableW21.09
Struck by other hit or thrown ball
BillableW21.1
Struck by bat, racquet or club
W21.11
Struck by baseball bat
BillableW21.12
Struck by tennis racquet
BillableW21.13
Struck by golf club
BillableW21.19
Struck by other bat, racquet or club
BillableW21.2
Struck by hockey stick or puck
W21.21
Struck by hockey stick
W21.210
Struck by ice hockey stick
BillableW21.211
Struck by field hockey stick
BillableW21.22
Struck by hockey puck
W21.220
Struck by ice hockey puck
BillableW21.221
Struck by field hockey puck
BillableW21.3
Struck by sports foot wear
W21.31
Struck by shoe cleats
BillableW21.32
Struck by skate blades
BillableW21.39
Struck by other sports foot wear
BillableW21.4
Striking against diving board
BillableW21.8
Striking against or struck by other sports equipment
W21.81
Striking against or struck by football helmet
BillableW21.89
Striking against or struck by other sports equipment
BillableW21.9
Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment
BillableW22
Striking against or struck by other objects
W22.0
Striking against stationary object
W22.01
Walked into wall
BillableW22.02
Walked into lamppost
BillableW22.03
Walked into furniture
BillableW22.04
Striking against wall of swimming pool
W22.041
Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion
BillableW22.042
Striking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury
BillableW22.09
Striking against other stationary object
BillableW22.1
Striking against or struck by automobile airbag
W22.10
Striking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag
BillableW22.11
Striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag
BillableW22.12
Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag
BillableW22.19
Striking against or struck by other automobile airbag
BillableW22.8
Striking against or struck by other objects
BillableW23
Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
W23.0
Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between moving objects
BillableW23.1
Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects
BillableW23.2
Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched between a moving and stationary object
BillableW24
Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
W24.0
Contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified
BillableW24.1
Contact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
BillableW25
Contact with sharp glass
BillableW26
Contact with other sharp objects
W26.0
Contact with knife
BillableW26.1
Contact with sword or dagger
BillableW26.2
Contact with edge of stiff paper
BillableW26.8
Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified
BillableW26.9
Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
BillableW27
Contact with nonpowered hand tool
W27.0
Contact with workbench tool
BillableW27.1
Contact with garden tool
BillableW27.2
Contact with scissors
BillableW27.3
Contact with needle (sewing)
BillableW27.4
Contact with kitchen utensil
BillableW27.5
Contact with paper-cutter
BillableW27.8
Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
BillableW28
Contact with powered lawn mower
BillableW29
Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
W29.0
Contact with powered kitchen appliance
BillableW29.1
Contact with electric knife
BillableW29.2
Contact with other powered household machinery
BillableW29.3
Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery
BillableW29.4
Contact with nail gun
BillableW29.8
Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
BillableW30
Contact with agricultural machinery
W30.0
Contact with combine harvester
BillableW30.1
Contact with power take-off devices (PTO)
BillableW30.2
Contact with hay derrick
BillableW30.3
Contact with grain storage elevator
BillableW30.8
Contact with other specified agricultural machinery
W30.81
Contact with agricultural transport vehicle in stationary use
BillableW30.89
Contact with other specified agricultural machinery
BillableW30.9
Contact with unspecified agricultural machinery
BillableW31
Contact with other and unspecified machinery
W31.0
Contact with mining and earth-drilling machinery
BillableW31.1
Contact with metalworking machines
BillableW31.2
Contact with powered woodworking and forming machines
BillableW31.3
Contact with prime movers
BillableW31.8
Contact with other specified machinery
W31.81
Contact with recreational machinery
BillableW31.82
Contact with other commercial machinery
BillableW31.83
Contact with special construction vehicle in stationary use
BillableW31.89
Contact with other specified machinery
BillableW31.9
Contact with unspecified machinery
BillableW32
Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
W32.0
Accidental handgun discharge
BillableW32.1
Accidental handgun malfunction
BillableW33
Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction
W33.0
Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge
W33.00
Accidental discharge of unspecified larger firearm
BillableW33.01
Accidental discharge of shotgun
BillableW33.02
Accidental discharge of hunting rifle
BillableW33.03
Accidental discharge of machine gun
BillableW33.09
Accidental discharge of other larger firearm
BillableW33.1
Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm malfunction
W33.10
Accidental malfunction of unspecified larger firearm
BillableW33.11
Accidental malfunction of shotgun
BillableW33.12
Accidental malfunction of hunting rifle
BillableW33.13
Accidental malfunction of machine gun
BillableW33.19
Accidental malfunction of other larger firearm
BillableW34
Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
W34.0
Accidental discharge from other and unspecified firearms and guns
W34.00
Accidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun
BillableW34.01
Accidental discharge of gas, air or spring-operated guns
W34.010
Accidental discharge of airgun
BillableW34.011
Accidental discharge of paintball gun
BillableW34.018
Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun
BillableW34.09
Accidental discharge from other specified firearms
BillableW34.1
Accidental malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
W34.10
Accidental malfunction from unspecified firearms or gun
BillableW34.11
Accidental malfunction of gas, air or spring-operated guns
W34.110
Accidental malfunction of airgun
BillableW34.111
Accidental malfunction of paintball gun
BillableW34.118
Accidental malfunction of other gas, air or spring-operated gun
BillableW34.19
Accidental malfunction from other specified firearms
BillableW35
Explosion and rupture of boiler
BillableW36
Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder
W36.1
Explosion and rupture of aerosol can
BillableW36.2
Explosion and rupture of air tank
BillableW36.3
Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank
BillableW36.8
Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder
BillableW36.9
Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder
BillableW37
Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose
W37.0
Explosion of bicycle tire
BillableW37.8
Explosion and rupture of other pressurized tire, pipe or hose
BillableW38
Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices
BillableW39
Discharge of firework
BillableW40
Explosion of other materials
W40.0
Explosion of blasting material
BillableW40.1
Explosion of explosive gases
BillableW40.8
Explosion of other specified explosive materials
BillableW40.9
Explosion of unspecified explosive materials
BillableW42
Exposure to noise
W42.0
Exposure to supersonic waves
BillableW42.9
Exposure to other noise
BillableW44
Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.A
Battery entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.A0
Battery unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.A1
Button battery entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.A9
Other batteries entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B
Plastic entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.B0
Plastic object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B1
Plastic bead entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B2
Plastic coin entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B3
Plastic toy and toy part entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B4
Plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B5
Plastic bottle entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.B9
Other plastic object entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.C
Glass entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.C0
Glass unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.C1
Sharp glass entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.C2
Intact glass entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D
Magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.D0
Magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D1
Magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D2
Magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D3
Magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D4
Magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.D9
Other magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E
Non-magnetic metal entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.E0
Non-magnetic metal object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E1
Non-magnetic metal bead entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E2
Non-magnetic metal coin entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E3
Non-magnetic metal toy entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E4
Non-magnetic metal jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.E9
Other non-magnetic metal objects entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F
Objects of natural or organic material entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.F0
Objects of natural or organic material unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F1
Bezoar entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F2
Rubber band entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F3
Food entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F4
Insect entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.F9
Other object of natural or organic material, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.G
Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.G0
Other non-organic objects unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.G1
Audio device entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.G2
Combination metal and plastic toy and toy part entering into or through natural orifice
BillableW44.G3
Combination metal and plastic jewelry entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.G9
Other non-organic objects entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.H
Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice
W44.H0
Other sharp object unspecified, entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.H1
Needle entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.H2
Knife, sword or dagger entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.8
Other foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW44.9
Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
BillableW45
Foreign body or object entering through skin
W45.0
Nail entering through skin
BillableW45.8
Other foreign body or object entering through skin
BillableW46
Contact with hypodermic needle
W46.0
Contact with hypodermic needle
BillableW46.1
Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle
BillableW49
Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
W49.0
Item causing external constriction
W49.01
Hair causing external constriction
BillableW49.02
String or thread causing external constriction
BillableW49.03
Rubber band causing external constriction
BillableW49.04
Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction
BillableW49.09
Other specified item causing external constriction
BillableW49.9
Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
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Frequently Asked Questions
The ICD-10 code range W20-W49 covers injuries from exposure to inanimate mechanical forces, including fractures, lacerations, and contusions commonly caused by machinery, tools, and falling objects.
Preventing injuries under ICD-10 codes W20-W49 involves using protective gear, following safety protocols, and ensuring proper maintenance of equipment to minimize risks from mechanical forces.
Treatments for injuries in the ICD-10 W20-W49 range include wound care, immobilization for fractures, and physical therapy, depending on the severity and type of injury sustained from mechanical forces.
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