W52
W52: Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W52 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede. 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 code W52
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede with or without fall
Other codes that can never be billed with W52
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
- W03.XXXAOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, initial encounter
- W03.XXXDOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, subsequent encounter
- W03.XXXSOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Knocked down NOS›crowd or human stampede
- Twisted by person›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Bite, bitten by›human being›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Bite, bitten by›person›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Bumping against, into›object NEC›caused by crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Bumping against, into›person›caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Crushed›by›crowd or human stampede
- Kicked by›person›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Pushed, pushing›by other person›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Scratched by›person›as, or caused by, a crowd or human stampede(with fall)
- Stepped on›by›crowd or human stampede
- Stepping on›person›by crowd or human stampede
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W52
3 child codes. Green means billable.