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W27.4XXD

W27.4XXD: Contact with kitchen utensil, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W27.4XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with kitchen utensil, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W27.4XXD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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 fork
  • Contact with ice-pick
  • Contact with can-opener NOS

Other codes that can never be billed with W27.4XXD

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • W23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
  • W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under W27.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.