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ICD-10-CM Code for Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag W22.12

ICD-10 code W22.12 for Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag

W22

Excludes1: striking against or struck by object with subsequent fall (W18.09)

 
W22.12 Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag
Child Code
Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, initial encounter
Child Code
Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, subsequent encounter
Child Code
Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, sequela

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Diagnosis code
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 510356, member: 5404"] If an external cause code is required, and 'hit a brick wall' is all you have documented, I would use W22.01X- for this. I think that's the closest co... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis code
[QUOTE="WBittinger, post: 510328, member: 571976"] I am looking in the External cause and not finding that dx code for the brick wall. So I just use the code for work injury? [/QUOTE] If an external c... [ Read More ]
Car Accident, patient went through windshield external cause codes icd10
Hello all today at work I had a claim for a patient that was in a car accident, and went through the windshield. This had me thinking what external cause code to use for this. My thoughts were: W22... [ Read More ]
Secondary cause code for injury caused by hitting inanimate object?
[QUOTE="rebeccaann77, post: 401140, member: 185466"]W22.8XXA Striking against or stuck by other objects?[/QUOTE] That's much better than any we've come up with! We tend to get a little silly with it ... [ Read More ]
Secondary cause code for injury caused by hitting inanimate object?
W22.8XXA Striking against or stuck by other objects?... [ Read More ]
fall resulting in striking against object
Since I don't know the specifics, generally, you may be able to use: W19.XXXA - (Unspecified fall) and W22.09XA (Striking against other stationary object). My understanding is that it is ok to use m... [ Read More ]
Foreign body
I'm just throwing some ideas out here... Y93.- for Activity codes if it happened in conjunction with an activity. For example, Y93.6A Activity, physical games generally associated with school recess,... [ Read More ]
External Cause Code
[b]Strike against object[/b] [QUOTE="perushaa, post: 381374, member: 82446"]Hi , Anyone please assist to locate the external cause code for the below scenario: Patient had a mechanical fall with st... [ Read More ]
W code for injury
It does not appear that he walked into a wall. I think that maybe W22.09XA Striking against other stationary object, initial encounter would be more appropriate.... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 code - Looking at codes 92960
Help! I'm looking for external cause for boxer's fx after punching a wall. I can't find anything that describes the cause well. Have my providers using W22.09xA for now. What would you use?... [ Read More ]
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