Is W23.1XXD a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W23.1XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W23.1XXD 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 W23.1XXD?

W23.1XXD 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 W23.1XXD (W23) and apply to it just the same.

W23.1XXD

W23.1XXD — Caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

W23.1XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for caught, crushed, jammed, or pinched between stationary objects, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "D" — subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W23

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W23.1XXD

These are not written on W23.1XXD, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W23.1XXD with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on W23 — Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects

injury caused by cutting or piercing instruments (W25-W27)
injury caused by firearms malfunction (W32.1, W33.1-, W34.1-)
injury caused by lifting and transmission devices (W24.-)
injury caused by machinery (W28-W31)
injury caused by nonpowered hand tools (W27.-)
injury caused by transport vehicle being used as a means of transportation (V01-V99)
injury caused by struck by thrown, projected or falling object (W20.-)

Risk adjustment

W23.1XXD 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

W23.1XXD 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 W23.1. If W23.1XXD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W23.1XXD

Is W23.1XXD a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W23.1XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W23.1XXD 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 W23.1XXD?: W23.1XXD 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 W23.1XXD (W23) and apply to it just the same.