2025 ICD-10-CM code W30.8
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces 20 Feed
Contact with other specified agricultural machinery.
Medical necessity for this code is established by the fact that an injury occurred due to contact with agricultural machinery.The medical care provided is necessary to treat the resulting injuries.
The physician's responsibility is to document the specific agricultural machinery involved, the nature of the contact, and the resulting injuries.The physician should also describe the circumstances surrounding the accident. This thorough documentation is essential for accurate coding and billing.
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- Accidents (V00-X58), Other external causes of accidental injury (W00-X58), Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
In simple words: This code indicates an injury due to contact with a specific type of agricultural machinery, excluding commonly known ones like tractors or harvesters.It's important to remember that this code only refers to the cause of the injury, not the injury itself.A separate code would be used to describe the actual injury sustained.
Contact with other specified agricultural machinery. This code describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Example 1: A farmworker is injured when their leg becomes entangled in a hay baler. The injury is documented as a deep laceration to the leg., A child falls from a combine harvester and sustains a fractured arm. The circumstances of the fall and the resulting fracture are documented., A farmer is struck by a piece of equipment that detaches from a fertilizer spreader, resulting in a head injury. The nature of the injury and the equipment involved are documented.
The documentation should clearly specify the type of agricultural machinery involved (e.g., hay baler, combine harvester, fertilizer spreader), the nature of the contact (e.g., entanglement, fall, struck by), and the specific injuries sustained.Documentation of the circumstances surrounding the accident is also crucial for accurate coding.
** Excludes1: agricultural transport vehicle accident (V01-V99), explosion of grain store (W40.8), exposure to electric current (W86.-).
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics, General Surgery
- Place of Service:Farm, On Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Inpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Office