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W27

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with nonpowered hand tool

Use a more specific code (7 billable)
W27.0Contact with workbench toolW27.1Contact with garden toolW27.2Contact with scissorsW27.3Contact with needle (sewing)W27.4Contact with kitchen utensilW27.5Contact with paper-cutterW27.8Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
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)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W27Contact with nonpowered hand toolNot billable
W27.0Contact with workbench toolBillable
W27.1Contact with garden toolBillable
W27.2Contact with scissorsBillable
W27.3Contact with needle (sewing)Billable
W27.4Contact with kitchen utensilBillable
W27.5Contact with paper-cutterBillable
W27.8Contact with other nonpowered hand toolBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W27:

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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