Category · FY2027
W22 Striking against or struck by other objects
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W22 is not billable. The category heads 33 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.
Where it sits
- Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
- W22 Striking against or struck by other objects
- Billable codes
- 33
- Subdivisions
- 3
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W22
- W22.0Striking against stationary objectHeader
Excludes1 1
Excludes1
- striking against stationary sports equipment (W21.8) W21.8
- W22.01Walked into wall +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- W22.02Walked into lamppost +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W22.03Walked into furniture +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- W22.04Striking against wall of swimming poolHeader
- W22.041Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
Excludes1 1
Excludes1
- drowning and submersion while swimming without striking against wall (W67) W67
- W22.042Striking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 1 of 3 7th characters
- W22.09Striking against other stationary object +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
- W22.1Striking against or struck by automobile airbagHeader
- W22.10Striking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W22.11Striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W22.12Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W22.19Striking against or struck by other automobile airbag +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W22.8Striking against or struck by other objects +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1
Inclusion terms
- Striking against or struck by object NOS
Excludes1
- struck by thrown, projected or falling object (W20.-) W20
Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.
Instructions
At W22
Excludes1
- striking against or struck by object with subsequent fall (W18.09) W18.09
Notes that also apply
Block W20-W49 instructions (Excludes1 4): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for W22 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W22
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.