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W32

Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Official Coding Notes

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

Includes

accidental discharge and malfunction of gun for single hand use

Includes

accidental discharge and malfunction of pistol

Includes

accidental discharge and malfunction of revolver

Includes

Handgun discharge and malfunction NOS

Excludes1

accidental airgun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )

Excludes1

accidental BB gun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )

Excludes1

accidental pellet gun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )

Excludes1

accidental shotgun discharge and malfunction ( W33.01 , W33.11 )

Excludes1

assault by handgun discharge ( X93 )

Excludes1

handgun discharge involving legal intervention ( Y35.0- )

Excludes1

handgun discharge involving military or war operations ( Y36.4- )

Excludes1

intentional self-harm by handgun discharge ( X72 )

Excludes1

Very pistol discharge and malfunction ( W34.09 , W34.19 )

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W32

7th Character

A - initial encounter

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

7th Character

S - sequela

More Specific Codes

2 codes under W32

Version History

How W32 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction

Codes whose official notes reference W32

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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