W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity. It holds 26 categories.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- assault (X92-Y09)
- contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
- exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
- intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
Categories in W20-W49
- W20Struck by thrown, projected or falling objectcategory
- W21Striking against or struck by sports equipmentcategory
- W22Striking against or struck by other objectscategory
- W23Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objectscategory
- W24Contact w lifting and transmission devices, NECcategory
- W25Contact with sharp glasscategory
- W26Contact with other sharp objectscategory
- W27Contact with nonpowered hand toolcategory
- W28Contact with powered lawn mowercategory
- W29Contact with oth powered hand tools and household machinerycategory
- W30Contact with agricultural machinerycategory
- W31Contact with other and unspecified machinerycategory
- W32Accidental handgun discharge and malfunctioncategory
- W33Acc rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunctcategory
- W34Acc disch and malfunct from oth and unsp firearms and gunscategory
- W35Explosion and rupture of boilercategory
- W36Explosion and rupture of gas cylindercategory
- W37Explosion and rupture of pressurized tire, pipe or hosecategory
- W38Explosion and rupture of other specified pressurized devicescategory
- W39Discharge of fireworkcategory
- W40Explosion of other materialscategory
- W42Exposure to noisecategory
- W44Foreign body entering into or through a natural orificecategory
- W45Foreign body or object entering through skincategory
- W46Contact with hypodermic needlecategory
- W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forcescategory
Source
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.