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W20 – Struck by thrown, projected or falling object

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Code First

any associated:
cataclysm (X34-X39)
lightning strike (T75.00)

Type 1 Excludes

falling object in machinery accident (W24, W28-W31)
falling object in transport accident (V01-V99)
object set in motion by explosion (W35-W40)
object set in motion by firearm (W32-W34)
struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)

Child Codes

Struck by falling object in cave-in
Struck by object due to collapse of building
Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object

Sibling Codes

Striking against or struck by sports equipment
Striking against or struck by other objects
Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
Contact with sharp glass
Contact with other sharp objects
Contact with nonpowered hand tool
Contact with powered lawn mower
Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

View in Tabular

Code Title
V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Type 1 Excludes
falling object in machinery accident (W24, W28-W31)
falling object in transport accident (V01-V99)
object set in motion by explosion (W35-W40)
object set in motion by firearm (W32-W34)
struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)

Code First
any associated:
cataclysm (X34-X39)
lightning strike (T75.00)

W20.0 Struck by falling object in cave-in
W20.1 Struck by object due to collapse of building
W20.8 Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object