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ICD-10-CM Code for Struck by thrown, projected or falling object W20

ICD-10 code W20 for Struck by thrown, projected or falling object is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Code first any associated:
cataclysm (X34-X39)
lightning strike (T75.00)
Excludes1: falling object in machinery accident (W24, W28-W31)
falling object in transport accident (V01-V99)
object set in motion by explosion (W35-W40)
object set in motion by firearm (W32-W34)
struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)
 
W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Child Code
Struck by falling object in cave-in
Child Code
Struck by object due to collapse of building
Child Code
Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object

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