W50-W64: Exposure to animate mechanical forces
ICD-10-CM 2027 block W50-W64 in chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity) has 14 categories.
- W50 – Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person 15 billable codes
- W51 – Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person 3 billable codes
- W52 – Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede 3 billable codes
- W53 – Contact with rodent 24 billable codes
- W54 – Contact with dog 9 billable codes
- W55 – Contact with other mammals 63 billable codes
- W56 – Contact with nonvenomous marine animal 63 billable codes
- W57 – Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods 3 billable codes
- W58 – Contact with crocodile or alligator 24 billable codes
- W59 – Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles 42 billable codes
- W60 – Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves 3 billable codes
- W61 – Contact with birds (domestic) (wild) 72 billable codes
- W62 – Contact with nonvenomous amphibians 9 billable codes
- W64 – Exposure to other animate mechanical forces 3 billable codes
Block notes
Excludes1 (not coded here):
- Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)