W29.3

Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery

Requires 7th character

W29.3 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Contact with chainsaw
  • Contact with edger
  • Contact with garden cultivator (tiller)
  • Contact with hedge trimmer
  • Contact with other powered garden tool

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.

  • contact with powered lawn mower (W28)
  • 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 chainsaw
  • Contact with edger
  • Contact with garden cultivator (tiller)
  • Contact with hedge trimmer
  • Contact with other powered garden tool
  • Contact, with chain, saw
  • Contact, with garden, cultivator
  • Contact, with hedge-trimmer
  • Contact, with powered, garden cultivator
  • Contact, with saw, chain

Parent code

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

More specific codes W29.3

  • W29.3XXAContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, initial encounterBillable
  • W29.3XXDContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, subsequent encounterBillable
  • W29.3XXSContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • W29.0Contact with powered kitchen applianceNeeds 7th char
  • W29.1Contact with electric knifeNeeds 7th char
  • W29.2Contact with other powered household 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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