Category · FY2027
W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W23 is not billable. The category heads 9 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)
- W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
- Billable codes
- 9
- Subdivisions
- 3
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W23
- W23.0Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between moving objects +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
- W23.1Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
- W23.2Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched between a moving and stationary object +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
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 W23
Excludes1
- injury caused by cutting or piercing instruments (W25-W27) W25 W27
- injury caused by firearms malfunction (W32.1, W33.1-, W34.1-) W32.1 W33.1 W34.1
- injury caused by lifting and transmission devices (W24.-) W24
- injury caused by machinery (W28-W31) W28 W31
- injury caused by nonpowered hand tools (W27.-) W27
- injury caused by transport vehicle being used as a means of transportation (V01-V99) V01 V99
- injury caused by struck by thrown, projected or falling object (W20.-) W20
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 W23 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W23
| 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.