Excludes1

  • Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)
  1. W50 Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person

    Includes:

    • hit, strike, kick, twist, bite, or scratch by another person NOS

    Excludes1

    • assault by bodily force (Y04)
    • struck by objects (W20-W22)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W50

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. W50.0 Accidental hit or strike by another person

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Hit or strike by another person NOS
    2. W50.1 Accidental kick by another person

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Kick by another person NOS
    3. W50.2 Accidental twist by another person

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Twist by another person NOS
    4. W50.3 Accidental bite by another person

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Human bite
      • Bite by another person NOS
    5. W50.4 Accidental scratch by another person

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Scratch by another person NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.