W32.0
Accidental handgun discharge
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W32.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W32 Parent Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
- W32.0 This code Accidental handgun discharge
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Includes
accidental discharge and malfunction of gun for single hand use
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Includes
accidental discharge and malfunction of pistol
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Includes
accidental discharge and malfunction of revolver
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Includes
Handgun discharge and malfunction NOS
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
accidental airgun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
accidental BB gun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
accidental pellet gun discharge and malfunction ( W34.010 , W34.110 )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
accidental shotgun discharge and malfunction ( W33.01 , W33.11 )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
assault by handgun discharge ( X93 )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
handgun discharge involving legal intervention ( Y35.0- )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Excludes1
handgun discharge involving military or war operations ( Y36.4- )
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W32
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from W32 — Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W32.0
Version History
How W32.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAccidental handgun discharge
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAccidental handgun discharge
Related Codes
Other codes under 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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