All ICD10 Codes

W85

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Exposure to electric transmission lines

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W85-W99 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • exposure to:
  • failure in dosage of radiation or temperature during surgical and medical care (Y63.2-Y63.5)
  • lightning (T75.0-)
  • natural cold (X31)
  • natural heat (X30)
  • natural radiation NOS (X39)
  • radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2)
  • sunlight (X32)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Broken power line

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W85-W99Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)
W85Exposure to electric transmission linesBillable
W85.XXXAExposure to electric transmission lines, initial encounterBillable
W85.XXXDExposure to electric transmission lines, subsequent encounterBillable
W85.XXXSExposure to electric transmission lines, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W85:

blockW85-W99
Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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