2025 ICD-10-CM code W27.1
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality Feed
Contact with a garden tool resulting in injury.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the circumstances of the encounter and the type of injury sustained.Consult the official modifier guidelines.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of an injury directly attributable to contact with a garden tool.The necessity of treatment would be determined based on the severity and nature of the injury.
The clinical responsibility involves documenting the nature and extent of the injury, providing appropriate treatment (e.g., wound care, fracture management), and assigning the correct ICD-10-CM codes for billing and statistical purposes.The physician also needs to determine the mechanism of injury and the need for additional imaging studies or consultations if necessary.
In simple words: This code is used when someone gets hurt by using a garden tool like a hoe, rake, or lawnmower.
This ICD-10-CM code classifies injuries resulting from contact with garden tools such as hoes, rakes, pitchforks, and non-powered lawnmowers.It should be used as a secondary code in conjunction with a code from Chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes) specifying the nature of the injury sustained (e.g., laceration, fracture, contusion).
Example 1: A patient presents to the emergency department after lacerating their hand while using a pitchfork.The physician cleans and sutures the wound.Codes for laceration (Chapter 19) would be used in conjunction with W27.1., A patient sustains a fracture to their foot while operating a non-powered lawnmower.The fracture would be coded using a code from Chapter 19 and W27.1.Further imaging (e.g., x-ray) might be required., A child is injured while playing near a garden.They sustain a contusion to their forehead after falling on a rake.The contusion would be coded in Chapter 19 and W27.1 would be used as a secondary code.
Detailed documentation of the injury, including the type of garden tool involved, the mechanism of injury, the location and extent of the injury (including photos if applicable), the treatment provided, and the patient's progress.
** This code is used for injuries specifically caused by contact with a garden tool.Other codes may be necessary depending on the nature and extent of the injury.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable to this code.This code is an ICD-10-CM code used for diagnoses.
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Orthopedics
- Place of Service:Office, Emergency Room - Hospital, Urgent Care Facility