W34.00
Accidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W34.00 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W34 Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
- W34.0 Parent Accidental discharge from other and unspecified firearms and guns
- W34.00 This code Accidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun
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.
Inclusion Terms
Discharge from firearm NOS
Inclusion Terms
Gunshot wound NOS
Inclusion Terms
Shot NOS
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W34
Inherited from W34 — Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from W34 — Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from W34 — Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from W34 — Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W34.00
Version History
How W34.00 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAccidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAccidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun
Related Codes
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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