W28
ICD-10Non-billable categoryContact with powered lawn mower
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Contact with powered lawn mower
W28 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Inclusion terms
- Powered lawn mower (commercial) (residential)
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- contact with nonpowered lawn mower (W27.1)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- exposure to electric current (W86.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W28
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Where this code sits
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.