ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
W29Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
W29 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Contact with oth powered hand tools and household machinery
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 W29
W29 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery. It belongs to 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: W29.0 (appliance), W29.1 (knife), W29.2 (machinery), W29.3 (machinery), W29.4 (gun) and W29.8 (machinery).
Don't report W29 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: contact with commercial machinery (W31.82), contact with hot household appliance (X15), contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27.-) and exposure to electric current (W86).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under W29
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to W29.
Broader instructions also apply from W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Codes whose notes reference W29
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about W29
Is W29 billable?
- No. W29 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.