Category · FY2027
W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W32 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 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)
- W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
- Billable codes
- 6
- Subdivisions
- 2
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W32
- W32.0Accidental handgun discharge +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
- W32.1Accidental handgun malfunction +7th: A D SNeeds 7th characterExempt
Inclusion terms 4
Inclusion terms
- Injury due to explosion of handgun (parts)
- Injury due to malfunction of mechanism or component of handgun
- Injury due to recoil of handgun
- Powder burn from handgun
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 W32
Includes
- accidental discharge and malfunction of gun for single hand use
- accidental discharge and malfunction of pistol
- accidental discharge and malfunction of revolver
- Handgun discharge and malfunction NOS
Excludes1
- accidental airgun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110) W34.010 W34.110
- accidental BB gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110) W34.010 W34.110
- accidental pellet gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110) W34.010 W34.110
- accidental shotgun discharge and malfunction (W33.01, W33.11) W33.01 W33.11
- assault by handgun discharge (X93) X93
- handgun discharge involving legal intervention (Y35.0-) Y35.0
- handgun discharge involving military or war operations (Y36.4-) Y36.4
- intentional self-harm by handgun discharge (X72) X72
- Very pistol discharge and malfunction (W34.09, W34.19) W34.09 W34.19
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 W32 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W32
| 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.