ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W23.1 Caught, crushed, jammed, or... › W23.1XXA
Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, initial encounter
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, initial encounter
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 W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W23
Excludes1 - never coded here
- injury caused by cutting or piercing instruments (W25-W27)
- injury caused by firearms malfunction (W32.1, W33.1-, W34.1-)
- injury caused by lifting and transmission devices (W24.-)
- injury caused by machinery (W28-W31)
- injury caused by nonpowered hand tools (W27.-)
- injury caused by transport vehicle being used as a means of transportation (V01-V99)
- injury caused by struck by thrown, projected or falling object (W20.-)
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.
- Trapped > between objects
- Caught > under packing crate
- Jammed > between objects > stationary
- Crushed > between objects > stationary
- Pinched > between objects > stationary
- Caught > between > objects > stationary
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W23.1XXD | Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, subsequent encounter | Valid |
| W23.1XXS | Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, sequela | Valid |