2025 ICD-10-CM code W24

Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified.

This code should never be the primary diagnosis. It should be used as a secondary code to provide additional information about the cause of the injury.It's essential to use the appropriate 7th character to indicate whether the encounter is initial, subsequent, or sequela.

The ICD-10-CM code W24 does not have any applicable modifiers.

The medical necessity for using this code is driven by the need to collect data on injuries related to lifting and transmission devices for research and injury prevention. It also provides additional information to payers about the circumstances of the injury.

It is the clinician's responsibility to ensure accurate and specific documentation of the circumstances surrounding the injury.If the contact occurred during a transport accident or involved an assault, intentional self-harm, or contact with animals or people, different codes should be used. The clinician must also document the nature of the injury resulting from the contact, using codes from other chapters like Chapter 19.

In simple words: This code is used when someone is injured due to contact with devices used for lifting or transmitting power, such as cranes, conveyor belts, or winches, but not during a transport accident.

Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified. This code excludes transport accidents (V01-V99), assault (X92-Y09), contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64), exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-), and intentional self-harm (X71-X83).

Example 1: A warehouse worker is injured when a crate falls from a malfunctioning crane, striking their shoulder. The injury is documented, and W24 is used as a secondary code to specify the cause of the injury., A factory worker's hand is caught in a conveyor belt, resulting in fractures and lacerations. The injuries are documented using appropriate codes from Chapter 19, and W24 is used to indicate the involvement of a transmission device., A construction worker is injured when a cable snaps on a lifting device, causing a heavy object to fall and fracture their leg. The fracture is documented, and W24 is added to specify the cause as contact with a lifting device.

Documentation should clearly describe the circumstances of the accident, specifying the type of lifting or transmission device involved and the nature of the contact.The documentation must also describe the resulting injuries or health conditions.

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