W24.1⚠ Requires 7th Character

Contact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W24

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to W24.1:

Ainitial encounterW24.1XXADsubsequent encounterW24.1XXDSsequelaW24.1XXS

Sub-codes of W24.1(3)

W24.1 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

W24.1AContact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified,…✓ BillableW24.1DContact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified,…✓ BillableW24.1SContact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified,…✓ Billable

Inclusion Terms

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to W24.1 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Accident (to), caused by, due to, transmission deviceContact (accidental), with, conveyer beltContact (accidental), with, machine, machinery, transmissionContact (accidental), with, transmission device (belt, cable, chain, gear, pinion, shaft)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)├W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
└W24.1Contact with transmission devices, not elsewhere classified

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