Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person (W50)
Instructional Notations
Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- hit, strike, kick, twist, bite, or scratch by another person NOS
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W50
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
W50 Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person
W50.0 Accidental hit or strike by another person
- W50.0XXA Accidental hit or strike by another person, initial encounter
- W50.0XXD Accidental hit or strike by another person, subsequent encounter
- W50.0XXS Accidental hit or strike by another person, sequela
W50.1 Accidental kick by another person
- W50.1XXA Accidental kick by another person, initial encounter
- W50.1XXD Accidental kick by another person, subsequent encounter
- W50.1XXS Accidental kick by another person, sequela
W50.2 Accidental twist by another person
- W50.2XXA Accidental twist by another person, initial encounter
- W50.2XXD Accidental twist by another person, subsequent encounter
- W50.2XXS Accidental twist by another person, sequela
W50.3 Accidental bite by another person
- W50.3XXA Accidental bite by another person, initial encounter
- W50.3XXD Accidental bite by another person, subsequent encounter
- W50.3XXS Accidental bite by another person, sequela
W50.4 Accidental scratch by another person
- W50.4XXA Accidental scratch by another person, initial encounter
- W50.4XXD Accidental scratch by another person, subsequent encounter
- W50.4XXS Accidental scratch by another person, sequela
Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person (W50)