W27.0XXD — Contact with workbench tool, subsequent encounter
W27.0XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with workbench tool, 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 W27
- 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 auger
- Contact with axe
- Contact with chisel
- Contact with handsaw
- Contact with screwdriver
Other codes that can never be billed with W27.0XXD
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at W27.0XXD. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading W27.0XXD alone.
Risk adjustment
W27.0XXD 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
W27.0XXD 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 W27.0. If W27.0XXD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W27.0XXD
- Is W27.0XXD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W27.0XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W27.0XXD sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).