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W20.8 – Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)

Back Reference of External Causes

Crushed (accidentally) X58
by
falling
object NEC W20.8
Fall, falling (accidental) W19
rock W20.8
stone W20.8
timber W20.8
tree (caused by lightning) W20.8
Rock falling on or hitting (accidentally) (person) W20.8
Struck by (accidentally)
object W22.8
falling W20.8
moving NEC W20.8
projected W20.8
thrown W20.8
vehicle NEC (transport) See Accident, transport, by type of vehicle
stationary (falling from jack, hydraulic lift, ramp) W20.8
Tree falling on or hitting (accidentally) (person) W20.8

Sibling Codes

Struck by falling object in cave-in
Struck by object due to collapse of building

Parent Sibling Codes

Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Striking against or struck by sports equipment
Striking against or struck by other objects
Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
Contact with sharp glass
Contact with other sharp objects
Contact with nonpowered hand tool
Contact with powered lawn mower
Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

View in Tabular

Code Title
V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
W20.8 Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object
Type 1 Excludes
struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)