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W50

Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person

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 5 more specific codes instead:

  • W50.0 Accidental hit or strike by another person (also a header)
  • W50.1 Accidental kick by another person (also a header)
  • W50.2 Accidental twist by another person (also a header)
  • W50.3 Accidental bite by another person (also a header)
  • W50.4 Accidental scratch by another person (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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person

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.

This code

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W50

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • assault by bodily force (Y04)
  • struck by objects (W20-W22)

Includes

  • hit, strike, kick, twist, bite, or scratch by another person NOS

Inherited from the W50-W64 section Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)