W20-W492026

Non-billable

Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

Clinical Notes

  • assault (X92-Y09)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
  • intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
Related Codes

Subcategories

W20Struck by thrown, projected or falling objectW21Striking against or struck by sports equipmentW22Striking against or struck by other objectsW23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objectsW24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classifiedW25Contact with sharp glassW26Contact with other sharp objectsW27Contact with nonpowered hand toolW28Contact with powered lawn mowerW29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machineryW30Contact with agricultural machineryW31Contact with other and unspecified machineryW32Accidental handgun discharge and malfunctionW33Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunctionW34Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and gunsW35Explosion and rupture of boilerW36Explosion and rupture of gas cylinderW37Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hoseW38Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devicesW39Discharge of fireworkW40Explosion of other materialsW42Exposure to noiseW44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orificeW45Foreign body or object entering through skinW46Contact with hypodermic needleW49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces