W20-W49
Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankblock
Official Description
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Metadata & Insights
- •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
Clinical Hierarchy
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W20Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
W21Striking against or struck by sports equipment
W22Striking against or struck by other objects
W23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
W25Contact with sharp glass
W26Contact with other sharp objects
W27Contact with nonpowered hand tool
W28Contact with powered lawn mower
W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
W30Contact with agricultural machinery
W31Contact with other and unspecified machinery
W32Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
W33Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction
W34Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
W35Explosion and rupture of boiler
W36Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder
W37Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hose
W38Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devices
W39Discharge of firework
W40Explosion of other materials
W42Exposure to noise
W44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice
W45Foreign body or object entering through skin
W46Contact with hypodermic needle
W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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