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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

W27.0Contact with workbench tool

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

W27.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About W27.0

W27.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with workbench tool. It belongs to category W27 (contact with nonpowered hand tool), 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 W27 (contact with nonpowered hand tool), W27.0 is specifically for contact with workbench tool. Related codes cover garden tool (W27.1), scissors (W27.2), needle (sewing) (W27.3), kitchen utensil (W27.4), paper-cutter (W27.5) and other nonpowered hand tool (W27.8).

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.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W27

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Contact with auger
  • Contact with axe
  • Contact with chisel
  • Contact with handsaw
  • Contact with screwdriver

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to W27.0.

Broader instructions also apply from W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Alphabetic index entries

13 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to W27.0.

Codes whose notes reference W27.0

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about W27.0

Is W27.0 billable?

No. W27.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.