W24.0Contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified

W24.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified. It belongs to category W24 (contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified), block W20-W49 (exposure to inanimate mechanical forces) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within W24 (contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified), W24.0 is specifically for contact with lifting devices, not elsewhere classified. Related codes cover transmission devices, not elsewhere classified (W24.1).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.