W29 — Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
Is W29 billable?
No — W29 is a non-billable header code. W29 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 18 billable codes beneath W29.
Billable codes under this header
- W29.0XXAContact with powered kitchen appliance, initial encounter
- W29.0XXDContact with powered kitchen appliance, subsequent encounter
- W29.0XXSContact with powered kitchen appliance, sequela
- W29.1XXAContact with electric knife, initial encounter
- W29.1XXDContact with electric knife, subsequent encounter
- W29.1XXSContact with electric knife, sequela
- W29.2XXAContact with other powered household machinery, initial encounter
- W29.2XXDContact with other powered household machinery, subsequent encounter
- W29.2XXSContact with other powered household machinery, sequela
- W29.3XXAContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, initial encounter
- W29.3XXDContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, subsequent encounter
- W29.3XXSContact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, sequela
- W29.4XXAContact with nail gun, initial encounter
- W29.4XXDContact with nail gun, subsequent encounter
- W29.4XXSContact with nail gun, sequela
- W29.8XXAContact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, initial encounter
- W29.8XXDContact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, subsequent encounter
- W29.8XXSContact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, sequela
W29 at a glance
| Code | W29 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with W29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W20-W49
The conditions below can never be reported together with W29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under W29? (6)
- W29.0Contact with powered kitchen appliancenot billable
- W29.1Contact with electric knifenot billable
- W29.2Contact with other powered household machinerynot billable
- W29.3Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinerynot billable
- W29.4Contact with nail gunnot billable
- W29.8Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinerynot billable
How long has W29 existed?
W29 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.