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W29.3

Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

W29W29.3

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W20-W49 - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Contact with chainsaw
  • Contact with edger
  • Contact with garden cultivator (tiller)
  • Contact with hedge trimmer
  • Contact with other powered garden tool

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W29.3

  • W28 - contact with powered lawn mower (W28)

Specific Codes (3)

W29.3XXABillable

Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, initial encounter

W29.3XXDBillable

Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, subsequent encounter

W29.3XXSBillable

Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, sequela

Related Codes

W29.0Category

Contact with powered kitchen appliance

W29.1Category

Contact with electric knife

W29.2Category

Contact with other powered household machinery

W29.4Category

Contact with nail gun

W29.8Category

Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

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