Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
W20-W49
This section covers 218 ICD-10-CM codes (W20-W49) for exposure to inanimate mechanical forces, including struck by thrown, projected or falling object, striking against or struck by sports equipment, and striking against or struck by other objects. 170 of these are billable codes usable on a claim; the rest are non-billable header categories that require a more specific child code.
Categories in Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
- W20Struck by thrown, projected or falling objectnon-billable header
- W21Striking against or struck by sports equipmentnon-billable header
- W22Striking against or struck by other objectsnon-billable header
- W23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objectsnon-billable header
- W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- W25Contact with sharp glass
- W26Contact with other sharp objectsnon-billable header
- W27Contact with nonpowered hand toolnon-billable header
- W28Contact with powered lawn mower
- W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinerynon-billable header
- W30Contact with agricultural machinerynon-billable header
- W31Contact with other and unspecified machinerynon-billable header
- W32Accidental handgun discharge and malfunctionnon-billable header
- W33Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunctionnon-billable header
- W34Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and gunsnon-billable header
- W35Explosion and rupture of boiler
- W36Explosion and rupture of gas cylindernon-billable header
- W37Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hosenon-billable header
- W38Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices
- W39Discharge of firework
- W40Explosion of other materialsnon-billable header
- W42Exposure to noisenon-billable header
- W44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orificenon-billable header
- W45Foreign body or object entering through skinnon-billable header
- W46Contact with hypodermic needlenon-billable header
- W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forcesnon-billable header