W24

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W20-W49 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classifiedNot billable
W24.0Contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
W24.1Contact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W24:

blockW20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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