W29.0

Contact with powered kitchen appliance

Requires 7th character

W29.0 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Contact with blender
  • Contact with can-opener
  • Contact with garbage disposal
  • Contact with mixer

Includes (from W29)

  • Note: This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • assault (X92-Y09) (from W29)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64) (from W29)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-) (from W29)
  • intentional self-harm (X71-X83) (from W29)
  • contact with commercial machinery (W31.82) (from W29)
  • contact with hot household appliance (X15) (from W29)
  • contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27.-) (from W29)
  • exposure to electric current (W86) (from W29)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at W29). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Contact with blender
  • Contact with can-opener
  • Contact with garbage disposal
  • Contact with mixer
  • Contact, with blender
  • Contact, with electric, beater
  • Contact, with electric, mixer
  • Contact, with meat, grinder
  • Contact, with meat, slicer

Parent code

  • W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machineryNeeds 7th char

More specific codes W29.0

  • W29.0XXAContact with powered kitchen appliance, initial encounterBillable
  • W29.0XXDContact with powered kitchen appliance, subsequent encounterBillable
  • W29.0XXSContact with powered kitchen appliance, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • W29.1Contact with electric knifeNeeds 7th char
  • W29.2Contact with other powered household machineryNeeds 7th char
  • W29.3Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machineryNeeds 7th char
  • W29.4Contact with nail gunNeeds 7th char
  • W29.8Contact with other powered hand tools and household machineryNeeds 7th char

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