Is W22.11XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W22.11XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W22.11XA sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).

What cannot be coded together with W22.11XA?

W22.11XA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above W22.11XA (W22) and apply to it just the same.

W22.11XA

W22.11XA — Striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W22.11XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "A" — initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W22

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W22.11XA

These are not written on W22.11XA, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W22.11XA with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on W22 — Striking against or struck by other objects

striking against or struck by object with subsequent fall (W18.09)

Risk adjustment

W22.11XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

W22.11XA has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share W22.11. If W22.11XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W22.11XA

Is W22.11XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W22.11XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W22.11XA sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).
What cannot be coded together with W22.11XA?: W22.11XA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above W22.11XA (W22) and apply to it just the same.