2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W20.8XXD

Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
W20.8XXD
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth cause of strike by thrown, projected or fall obj, subs
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
      (W20-W49)
      • Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
        (W20)

W20.8XXD is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, subsequent encounter. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

W20.8XXD is a subsequent encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used after the patient has completed active treatment for a condition like other cause of strike by thrown projected or falling object. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines a "subsequent encounter" occurs when the patient is receiving routine care for the condition during the healing or recovery phase of treatment. Subsequent diagnosis codes are appropriate during the recovery phase, no matter how many times the patient has seen the provider for this condition. If the provider needs to adjust the patient's care plan due to a setback or other complication, the encounter becomes active again.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Accidental bumping into projected object
  • Accidental collision with moving object
  • Accidental collision with projected object
  • Accidental kicking against moving object
  • Accidental kicking against projected object
  • Accidental stepping on projected object
  • Accidentally hit by or against moving object
  • Accidentally struck - object falling from stationary vehicle
  • Accidentally struck by falling lamp-post
  • Accidentally struck by falling object
  • Accidentally struck by falling rock
  • Accidentally struck by falling scaffolding
  • Accidentally struck by falling sign board
  • Accidentally struck by falling stone
  • Accidentally struck by falling street furniture
  • Accidentally struck by moving object
  • Accidentally struck by object falling from fixed machine
  • Accidentally struck by object falling from machine, not in operation
  • Accidentally struck by or against projected object
  • Accidentally struck by projected object
  • Missile injury
  • Pedal cycle accident hit by falling or thrown object
  • Struck by falling earth
  • Struck by falling liquid matter
  • Struck by falling lumber
  • Struck by falling object
  • Struck by falling rock or stone
  • Struck by falling tool
  • Struck by falling tree
  • Struck by missile
  • Struck by projectile

Clinical Classification

Convert W20.8XXD to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: E916 - Struck by falling object
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.