W29.8XXA
W29.8XXA — Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W29.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, 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 W29
- 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 do-it-yourself tool NOS
Risk adjustment
W29.8XXA 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 W29.8. If W29.8XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W29.8XXA
- Is W29.8XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W29.8XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W29.8XXA sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).