Exposure to animate mechanical forces
W50-W64
This section covers 153 ICD-10-CM codes (W50-W64) for exposure to animate mechanical forces, including accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person, accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, and crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede. 112 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 animate mechanical forces
- W50Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another personnon-billable header
- W51Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person
- W52Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
- W53Contact with rodentnon-billable header
- W54Contact with dognon-billable header
- W55Contact with other mammalsnon-billable header
- W56Contact with nonvenomous marine animalnon-billable header
- W57Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
- W58Contact with crocodile or alligatornon-billable header
- W59Contact with other nonvenomous reptilesnon-billable header
- W60Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
- W61Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)non-billable header
- W62Contact with nonvenomous amphibiansnon-billable header
- W64Exposure to other animate mechanical forces