2025 ICD-10-CM code W30.9
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces 20 Feed
Contact with unspecified agricultural machinery.
The placeholder X in the 7th character allows for the use of modifiers to indicate the encounter type (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, sequela).
The medical necessity for this code is established by the fact that an injury occurred due to contact with agricultural machinery.The code explains why the patient sought medical care, while additional codes are required to justify the specific services provided for the injury itself.
The clinical responsibility for this code lies in accurately documenting the circumstances of the injury to support the use of W30.9.The physician should also document the nature of the injury itself using a code from another chapter, such as Chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)).
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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: Injury caused by contact with some type of farm machinery, but the specific type isn't known or specified.
Contact with unspecified agricultural machinery. This code describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury itself.It includes contact with animal-powered farm machines.
Example 1: A patient presents to the emergency department with a fractured femur after being involved in an accident with a tractor on their farm. The specific details about the type of tractor or how the accident occurred are not documented in detail; therefore, W30.9 is used to explain the accident's general cause., A farmworker is brought to the clinic after sustaining lacerations to their arm while working with agricultural machinery. The machinery was old and not clearly identified, thus W30.9 is appropriate. A separate code should be used to describe the lacerations., A child is treated for a head injury after falling from a piece of farm equipment, but the specific type of machinery is unknown, making W30.9 the most suitable option. The details about the head injury itself require a different ICD-10-CM code.
Documentation should clearly indicate the incident occurred while in contact with agricultural machinery. Although the specific type of machinery is not required, any available details about the event should be included.The documentation must also include the diagnosis and treatment for the resulting injury, not just the circumstances that led to it.
** Excludes1: agricultural transport vehicle accident (V01-V99), explosion of grain store (W40.8), exposure to electric current (W86.-), 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).
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
- Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, On Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Room - Hospital, Farm