W29.1 — Contact with electric knife

Not billable

Is W29.1 billable?

No — W29.1 is a non-billable header code. W29.1 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 3 billable codes beneath W29.1.

Billable codes under this header

W29.1 at a glance

Code	W29.1
Description	Contact with electric knife
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is W29.1 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to W29.1 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Contact › with › electric › knife (accidental)
Contact › with › knife › electric (accidental)
Contact › with › tool › powered › electric knife (accidental)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W20-W49

The conditions below can never be reported together with W29.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

assault (X92-Y09)
contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
intentional self-harm (X71-X83)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W29

The conditions below can never be reported together with W29.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

contact with commercial machinery (W31.82)
contact with hot household appliance (X15)
contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27.-)
exposure to electric current (W86)

What codes fall under W29.1? (3)

How long has W29.1 existed?

W29.1 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.