Category · FY2027
W50 Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W50 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 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)
- W50-W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
- W50 Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W50
- W50.0Accidental hit or strike by another person +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Hit or strike by another person NOS
- W50.1Accidental kick by another person +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Kick by another person NOS
- W50.2Accidental twist by another person +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Twist by another person NOS
- W50.3Accidental bite by another person +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 2
Inclusion terms
- Human bite
- Bite by another person NOS
- W50.4Accidental scratch by another person +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Scratch by another person NOS
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 W50
Includes
- hit, strike, kick, twist, bite, or scratch by another person NOS
Notes that also apply
Block W50-W64 instructions (Excludes1 1): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for W50 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W50
| 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.