W49
W49: Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces. 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 W49
- 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.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- exposure to abnormal gravitational [G] forces
- exposure to inanimate mechanical forces NEC
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 W49
2 child codes. Green means billable.