W31 Non-Billable Code
Contact with other and unspecified machinery
Chapter Classification
Chapter 20
External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section Detail
W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- contact with agricultural machinery (W30.-)
- contact with machinery in transport under own power or being towed by a vehicle (V01-V99)
- exposure to electric current (W86)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W31
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- W31.0 - Contact with mining and earth-drilling machinery Billable
- W31.1 - Contact with metalworking machines Billable
- W31.2 - Contact with powered woodworking and forming machines Billable
- W31.3 - Contact with prime movers Billable
- W31.8 - Contact with other specified machinery
- W31.9 - Contact with unspecified machinery Billable
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