kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

W20-W49

Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
    • W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
      • W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
      • W21 Striking against or struck by sports equipment
      • W22 Striking against or struck by other objects
      • W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
      • W24 Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
      • W25 Contact with sharp glass
      • W26 Contact with other sharp objects
      • W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool
      • W28 Contact with powered lawn mower
      • W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
      • W30 Contact with agricultural machinery
      • W31 Contact with other and unspecified machinery
      • W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
      • W33 Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction
      • W34 Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
      • W35 Explosion and rupture of boiler
      • W36 Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder
      • W37 Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose
      • W38 Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices
      • W39 Discharge of firework
      • W40 Explosion of other materials
      • W42 Exposure to noise
      • W44 Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
      • W45 Foreign body or object entering through skin
      • W46 Contact with hypodermic needle
      • W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Notes

V00-Y99

  • 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 (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.
    • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 1

W20-W49

  • X92-Y09 Assault (X92-Y09)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
    • W50-W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
    • Y36 Operations of war
    • Y37 Military operations
  • X71-X83 Intentional self-harm (X71-X83)