Contact with powered woodworking and forming machines, initial encounter. W31. 2XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
W28.XXXAICD-10 code W28. XXXA for Contact with powered lawn mower, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .
An external cause code can never be a principal (first-listed) diagnosis. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the classification indicating the nature of the condition.
ICD-10 | Actinic keratosis (L57. 0)
The external cause-of-injury codes are the ICD codes used to classify injury events by mechanism and intent of injury. Intent of injury categories include unintentional, homicide/assault, suicide/intentional self-harm, legal intervention or war operations, and undetermined intent.Oct 4, 2021
Reminder: ICD-10 general category description codes can never be used as either primary or secondary diagnoses.Mar 25, 2021
The Proper Use of External Cause Codes External cause codes are used to report injuries, poisonings, and other external causes. (They are also valid for diseases that have an external source and health conditions such as a heart attack that occurred while exercising.)
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Valid for SubmissionICD-10:L72.0Short Description:Epidermal cystLong Description:Epidermal cyst
ACTINIC KERATOSIS ICD-10: L57. Single or multiple, discrete, dry, rough, or adherent scaly lesions on the habitually sun-exposed skin of adults, usually on a background of DHe. Actinic keratoses can progress to squamous cell carcinoma. Synonym: Solar keratosis.
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W29.3. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
W27.1XXA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of contact with garden tool, initial encounter. The code W27.1XXA is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code W27.1XXA might also be used to specify conditions or terms like accident caused by garden fork, accident caused by hoe, accident caused by horticultural cutting machines, accident caused by horticultural cutting machines, accident caused by horticultural tool , accident caused by pitchfork, etc. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.#N#W27.1XXA is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like contact with garden tool. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code W27.1XXA its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.