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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

W20

Struck by thrown, projected or falling object

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Excludes1

falling object in machinery accident ( W24 , W28-W31)

Excludes1

falling object in transport accident (V01-V99)

Excludes1

object set in motion by explosion (W35-W40)

Excludes1

object set in motion by firearm (W32-W34)

Excludes1

struck by thrown sports equipment ( W21 .-)

Code First

any associated:

Code First

cataclysm (X34-X39)

Code First

lightning strike ( T75.00 )

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W20

7th Character

A - initial encounter

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

7th Character

S - sequela

More Specific Codes

3 codes under W20

Version History

How W20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Struck by thrown, projected or falling object

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Struck by thrown, projected or falling object

Related Codes

Codes whose official notes reference W20

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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