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W29Not billable, use a more specific code below

Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

In Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity

18 billable codes under W29: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Instructional notes

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

  • contact with commercial machinery (W31.82)
  • contact with hot household appliance (X15)
  • contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27.-)
  • exposure to electric current (W86)

Also applies, from Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

These notes sit on W20-W49 and apply to every code under it, including W29.

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)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.

Read Section I.C.20 (page 87), 3 more topics

All codes under W29

W29 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

W29 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to W29

Notes on these codes point to W29.

  • W31.82 Excludes1: contact with household machinery (W29.-)
  • W45 Excludes2: contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
  • X15 Excludes1: contact with powered household appliances (W29.-)
  • X16 Excludes1: contact with powered appliances (W29.-)

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.