ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W22 Striking against or struck by other objects › W22.8
Striking against or struck by other objects
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:
- W22.8XXA Striking against or struck by other objects, initial encounter
- W22.8XXD Striking against or struck by other objects, subsequent encounter
- W22.8XXS Striking against or struck by other objects, 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 Striking against or struck by other objects
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 W22 Striking against or struck by other objects
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W22
Excludes1 - never coded here
- striking against or struck by object with subsequent fall (W18.09)
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.
- Hitting against
- Collision NEC > person
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > fountain
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > reservoir
- Struck by > object
- Stepping on > object
- Striking against > object
- Kicking > against > object
- Struck by > object > blunt
- Bumping against, into > object NEC
- Tripping > over > carpet, rug or object
- Stumbling > over > carpet, rug or object
- Collision NEC > pedestrian > and > object
- Struck by > other person > with > blunt object
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W22.0 | Striking against stationary object | Not billable |
| W22.1 | Striking against or struck by automobile airbag | Not billable |