W27

The ICD-10-CM code for contact with nonpowered hand tool is W27. The full clinical description is "Contact with nonpowered hand tool". W27 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W27 represents “Contact with nonpowered hand tool”. 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, W27 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 W27.

W27 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W27 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 1 more.

W27 has 7 child codes, including: W27.0 (Contact with workbench tool), W27.1 (Contact with garden tool), W27.2 (Contact with scissors), W27.3 (Contact with needle (sewing)), and 3 more.

W27 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0478965. 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 contact with nonpowered hand tool 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.

W27 maps to the ICD-11 code: PA8Z (Unintentional exposure to object, unspecified).