Is ICD-10-CM code W30 billable?

No, W30 (Contact with agricultural machinery) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code W30 belong to?

W30 belongs to Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: V00–Y99 (External Causes of Morbidity).

W30Not billable, use a more specific code below

Contact with agricultural machinery

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

21 billable codes under W30: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

Instructional notes

Includes: conditions that are coded here

animal-powered farm machine

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

agricultural transport vehicle accident (V01-V99)
explosion of grain store (W40.8)
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 W30.

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.

General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
Activity Code (page 89)
Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)

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

All codes under W30

W30 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

W30 MS-DRGs

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

Other codes that refer to W30

Notes on these codes point to W30.

V84 Excludes1: special agricultural vehicle in stationary use or maintenance (W30.-)
W31 Excludes1: contact with agricultural machinery (W30.-)

Code history

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