ICD-10-CM External Cause Index · FY 2026 Letter W

External Cause Index Terms Starting With W ICD-10-CM

The letter W section of the FY 2026 External Cause of Injuries Index carries 9 main terms, from Walked into stationary object to Wrong. Terms with a direct code link straight to the code page, cross references point to the main term that holds the codes, and terms with a handful of sub-entries render in full right here. The largest terms open their own full index page.

✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 index fileEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

Main Terms

151

Index Entries

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U VW

9 of 9 shown

Walked into stationary object (any)Sub-entries W22.09 Non-billable
furniture W22.03 Non-billable
lamppost W22.02 Non-billable
wall W22.01 Non-billable
War operations (injuries to military personnel and civilians during war, civil insurrection and peacekeeping missions) (by) (from) (involving)Sub-entries Y36.90 Non-billable
after cessation of hostilities Y36.89 Non-billable
explosion (of)
bomb placed during war operations Y36.82 Non-billable
mine placed during war operations Y36.81 Non-billable
View all 132 entries for War operations →
WashedSub-entries
away by flood see Flood
off road by storm (transport vehicle) see Forces of nature, cataclysmic storm
Weather exposure NECCross-ref See: Forces of nature
Weightlessness (causing injury) (effects of) (in spacecraft, real or simulated)Code X52 Non-billable
Work related conditionCode Y99.0
Wound (accidental) NECSub-entries X58 Non-billable see also Injury
battle Y36.90 Non-billable see also War operations
gunshot see Discharge, firearm by type
Wreck transport vehicle NECCode V89.9 Non-billable See also: Accident, transport
WrongSub-entries
device implanted into correct surgical site Y65.51
fluid in infusion Y65.1
procedure (operation) on correct patient Y65.51
patient, procedure performed on Y65.52

Related References

External Cause of Injuries Index Index to Diseases and Injuries ICD-10-CM Code Lookup

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.