Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction, initial encounter

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction, 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 W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W49

Excludes1 - never coded here

exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)

Includes

exposure to abnormal gravitational [G] forces
exposure to inanimate mechanical forces NEC

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)
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.

Constriction > ring
Constriction > jewelry

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
W49.04XD	Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction, subsequent encounter	Valid
W49.04XS	Ring or other jewelry causing external constriction, sequela	Valid