W28.XXXA
W28.XXXA: Contact with powered lawn mower, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W28.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with powered lawn mower, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W28.XXXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W28
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- contact with nonpowered lawn mower (W27.1)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- exposure to electric current (W86.-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Powered lawn mower (commercial) (residential)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W28.XXXA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W28.XXXA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
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.