ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W20 Struck by thrown, projected or... › W20.8
Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- W20.8XXA Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, initial encounter
- W20.8XXD Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, subsequent encounter
- W20.8XXS Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W20
Excludes1 - never coded here
- falling object in machinery accident (W24, W28-W31)
- falling object in transport accident (V01-V99)
- object set in motion by explosion (W35-W40)
- object set in motion by firearm (W32-W34)
- struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)
Code first
- any associated:
- cataclysm (X34-X39)
- lightning strike (T75.00)
Inherited from the W20-W49 section Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- assault (X92-Y09)
- contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
- exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
- intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Broken > glass, contact with
- Fall, falling > rock
- Fall, falling > tree
- Fall, falling > stone
- Fall, falling > timber
- Rock falling on or hitting
- Tree falling on or hitting
- Struck by > object > thrown
- Struck by > object > falling
- Struck by > object > projected
- Struck by > object > moving NEC
- Crushed > by > falling > object NEC
- Struck by > vehicle NEC > stationary
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W20.0 | Struck by falling object in cave-in | Not billable |
| W20.1 | Struck by object due to collapse of building | Not billable |