ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W34.01 Accidental discharge of gas, air... › W34.018
Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun
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:
- W34.018A Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun, initial encounter
- W34.018D Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun, subsequent encounter
- W34.018S Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun, 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 Accidental discharge of other gas, air or spring-operated gun
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)
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.
- Struck by > bullet
- Discharge > gun NEC
- Wound NEC > gunshot
- Shooting, shot > suicide
- Shooting, shot > homicide
- Struck by > missile > firearm
- Struck by > flare, Very pistol
- Shooting, shot > self-inflicted
- Contact > with > hot > liquid NEC
- Burn, burned, burning > Very pistol
- Shooting, shot > herself or himself
- Discharge > gun NEC > other specified
- Burn, burned, burning > flare, Very pistol
- Shooting, shot > inflicted by other person
- Accident > caused by, due to > firearm missile
- Discharge > gas-operated gun NEC
- Discharge > spring-operated gun NEC
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W34.010 | Accidental discharge of airgun | Not billable |
| W34.011 | Accidental discharge of paintball gun | Not billable |