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W51Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section	Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
Requires 7th character	Yes

Valid 7th Characters

A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

Coding Notes

Excludes1 (never code both together)

assault by striking against or bumping into by another person (Y04.2)
fall due to collision with another person (W03)

7th Character Note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W51

Subcategories (3)

W51.XXXA Accidental strike or bumped into by another person, init
W51.XXXD Accidental strike or bumped into by another person, subs
W51.XXXS Accidental strike or bumped into by another person, sequela

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