Scope Health
Scope Health
Back to Scope Health

W20.1

Struck by object due to collapse of building

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

W20W20.1

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W20-W49 - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W20.1

  • struck by object due to collapse of burning building (X00.2, X02.2)

Specific Codes (3)

W20.1XXABillable

Struck by object due to collapse of building, initial encounter

W20.1XXDBillable

Struck by object due to collapse of building, subsequent encounter

W20.1XXSBillable

Struck by object due to collapse of building, sequela

Related Codes

W20.0Category

Struck by falling object in cave-in

W20.8Category

Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object

Get started with Scope today

Spend more time caring for patients, not charting. Scope captures your patient encounters in real time and quickly generates high-quality clinical notes – and it's completely free.

AnneLisaDavid
1k+

from 1k+ happy clinicians

Get started now