W21
Striking against or struck by sports equipment
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
assault with sports equipment ( Y08.0- )
Excludes1
striking against or struck by sports equipment with subsequent fall ( W18.01 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W21
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
7 codes under W21
- W21.0 Struck by hit or thrown ball Has subcodes
- W21.1 Struck by bat, racquet or club Has subcodes
- W21.2 Struck by hockey stick or puck Has subcodes
- W21.3 Struck by sports foot wear Has subcodes
- W21.4 Striking against diving board Has subcodes
- W21.8 Striking against or struck by other sports equipment Has subcodes
- W21.9 Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment Has subcodes
Version History
How W21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentStriking against or struck by sports equipment
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedStriking against or struck by sports equipment
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference W21
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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