W34
W34: Accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W34 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for accidental discharge and malfunction from other and unspecified firearms and guns. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W34
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with W34
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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.
Code to one of these instead W34
2 child codes. Green means billable.