2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W20.8XXA
Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, initial encounter
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- W20.8XXA
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Oth cause of strike by thrown, projected or fall obj, init
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
W20.8XXA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object, initial 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.
W20.8XXA is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like other cause of strike by thrown projected or falling object. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.
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
| Clinical Category | CCSR Category Code | Inpatient Default CCSR | Outpatient Default CCSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional | EXT020 | X - Not applicable. | X - Not applicable. |
| External cause codes: struck by; against; initial encounter | EXT016 | X - Not applicable. | X - Not applicable. |
Convert W20.8XXA 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.