Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W31.82

Contact with other commercial machinery

ICD-10-CM Code:
W31.82
ICD-10 Code for:
Contact with other commercial machinery
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
      (W20-W49)
      • Contact with other and unspecified machinery
        (W31)

W31.82 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of contact with other commercial machinery. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Contact with other commercial machinery

Non-specific codes like W31.82 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for contact with other commercial machinery:

  • Use W31.82XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use W31.82XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use W31.82XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Contact with commercial electric fan
  • Contact with commercial kitchen appliances
  • Contact with commercial powered dryer (clothes) (powered) (spin)
  • Contact with commercial washing-machine
  • Contact with commercial sewing machine

Type 1 Excludes

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.
  • contact with household machinery W29
  • contact with powered lawn mower W28

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • cotton gin
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • dairy equipment
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • electric
          • fan
            • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • machine, machinery
          • commercial NEC
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • meat
          • grinder (domestic)
            • industrial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • meat
          • slicer (domestic)
            • industrial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • blender
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • can opener
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • clothes dryer
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • dishwasher
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • electric fan
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • food processor
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • garbage disposal
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • ice maker
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • kitchen appliance
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • meat grinder
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • mixer
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • sewing machine
              • commercial
    • Contact(accidental)
      • with
        • tool
          • powered
            • washing machine
              • commercial

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.