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W31 Contact with other and unspecified machinery

Part of Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity , block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) .

Official Notes

Excludes1

contact with agricultural machinery ( W30 .-)

Excludes1

contact with machinery in transport under own power or being towed by a vehicle (V01-V99)

Excludes1

exposure to electric current ( W86 )

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W31

7th Character

A - initial encounter

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

7th Character

S - sequela

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Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite W31.

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