Accidental discharge of gas, air or spring-operated guns

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

W34.010 Accidental discharge of airgun (also a header)
W34.011 Accidental discharge of paintball gun (also a header)
W34.018 Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Accidental discharge of gas, air or spring-operated guns

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 W34 Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W34

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)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
W34.00	Accidental discharge from unspecified firearms or gun	Not billable
W34.09	Accidental discharge from other specified firearms	Not billable