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W50

Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W50-W64 - Exposure to animate mechanical forces

7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W50

A - initial encounter

D - subsequent encounter

S - sequela

Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • hit, strike, kick, twist, bite, or scratch by another person NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W50

  • Y04 - assault by bodily force (Y04)
  • W20.-W22 - struck by objects (W20-W22)

Specific Codes (5)

W50.0Category

Accidental hit or strike by another person

W50.1Category

Accidental kick by another person

W50.2Category

Accidental twist by another person

W50.3Category

Accidental bite by another person

W50.4Category

Accidental scratch by another person

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