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W31.82XA

W31.82XA: Contact with other commercial machinery, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W31.82XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with other commercial machinery, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W31.82XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W31

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 household machinery (W29.-)
  • contact with powered lawn mower (W28)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Contact with commercial electric fan
  • Contact with commercial kitchen appliances
  • Contact with commercial powered dryer (clothes) (powered) (spin)
  • Contact with commercial washing-machine
  • Contact with commercial sewing machine

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W31.82XA

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W31.82: Contact with other commercial machinery

  • contact with household machinery (W29.-)
  • contact with powered lawn mower (W28)

Written on W31: Contact with other and unspecified machinery

  • contact with agricultural machinery (W30.-)
  • contact with machinery in transport under own power or being towed by a vehicle (V01-V99)
  • exposure to electric current (W86)

Other codes that can never be billed with W31.82XA

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

  • V83Occupant of special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises injured in transport accident
  • V85Occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport accident
  • V86Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident

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 W31.82

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.