W31.0XXS
W31.0XXS — Contact with mining and earth-drilling machinery, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W31.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with mining and earth-drilling machinery, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W31
- 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 bore or drill (land) (seabed)
- Contact with shaft hoist
- Contact with shaft lift
- Contact with undercutter
Risk adjustment
W31.0XXS 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 W31.0. If W31.0XXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W31.0XXS
- Is W31.0XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W31.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W31.0XXS sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).