W21

The ICD-10-CM code for striking against or struck by sports equipment is W21. The full clinical description is "Striking against or struck by sports equipment". W21 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W21 represents “Striking against or struck by sports equipment”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W21 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under W21.

W21 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W21 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault (X92-Y09); contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64); exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-); and 3 more.

W21 has 7 child codes, including: W21.0 (Struck by hit or thrown ball), W21.1 (Struck by bat, racquet or club), W21.2 (Struck by hockey stick or puck), W21.3 (Struck by sports foot wear), and 3 more.

W21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0337263. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like striking against or struck by sports equipment affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

W21 maps to the ICD-11 code: PA81&XE1TU.