W24.0XXA
W24.0XXA — Contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W24.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified, 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 W24
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Contact with chain hoist
- Contact with drive belt
- Contact with pulley (block)
Risk adjustment
W24.0XXA 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W24.0. If W24.0XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W24.0XXA
- Is W24.0XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W24.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W24.0XXA sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).