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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
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W27-
Contact with nonpowered hand tool
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W27.1
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W27.1
Contact with garden tool
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W27.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W27.1 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W27.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 W27.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W27.1 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Applicable To- Contact with hoe
- Contact with nonpowered lawn mower
- Contact with pitchfork
- Contact with rake
The following code(s) above
W27.1 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
W27.1:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to W27.1:
- Contact (accidental)
- with
- garden
- lawnmower (powered) (ridden) W28
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W28
Contact with powered lawn mower
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Powered lawn mower (commercial) (residential)
Type 1 Excludes- contact with nonpowered lawn mower (W27.1)
Type 2 Excludes- exposure to electric current (W86.-)
- tool W27.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W27.8
Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Contact with nonpowered sewing machine
- Contact with shovel
- hand (not powered) W27.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W27.8
Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Contact with nonpowered sewing machine
- Contact with shovel
- manual
- garden W27.1
- hoe W27.1
- pitchfork W27.1
- rake W27.1
- hoe W27.1
- pitchfork W27.1
- rake W27.1
- spade W27.1
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W27.1
W26.9 Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool
W27.0 Contact with workbench tool
W27.1
Contact with garden tool
W27.2 Contact with scissors
W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing)
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.