Exposure to other electric current
Requires 7th character
W86.8 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on farm (not farmhouse)
- Exposure to wiring and appliances outdoors
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on public building
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on residential institutions
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on schools
Includes (from W86)
- 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.
- exposure to: (from W86)
- failure in dosage of radiation or temperature during surgical and medical care (Y63.2-Y63.5) (from W86)
- lightning (T75.0-) (from W86)
- natural cold (X31) (from W86)
- natural heat (X30) (from W86)
- natural radiation NOS (X39) (from W86)
- radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2) (from W86)
- sunlight (X32) (from W86)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at W86). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on farm (not farmhouse)
- Exposure to wiring and appliances outdoors
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on public building
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on residential institutions
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on schools
- Contact, with lawnmower, causing electrocution
- Exposure, electric current
- Exposure, electric current, appliance
- Exposure, electric current, live rail
- Exposure, electric current, motor
- Exposure, electric current, specified NEC
- Exposure, electric current, taser
- Exposure, electric current, third rail
- Shock, from electric appliance
Parent code
- W86Exposure to other specified electric currentNeeds 7th char