W21.12 Struck by tennis racquet

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W21 Striking against or struck by sports equipment

Excludes1 (never code together)

• assault with sports equipment (Y08.0-)
• striking against or struck by sports equipment with subsequent fall (W18.01)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W21

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W21.12

Back-references to W21

• Type 1 Excludes: W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object ("struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W20.8 Other cause of strike by thrown, projected or falling object ("struck by thrown sports equipment (W21.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: W45 Foreign body or object entering through skin ("struck by objects (W20-W22)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W50 Accidental hit, strike, kick, twist, bite or scratch by another person ("struck by objects (W20-W22)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W21.12

• Struck (accidentally) by › bat or racquet › tennis racquet
• Struck (accidentally) by › object › projected › in sports › bat or racquet › tennis racquet
• Struck (accidentally) by › object › thrown › in sports › bat or racquet › tennis racquet
• Struck (accidentally) by › sports equipment › bat or racquet › tennis racquet

Nearby codes

• W21.1 Struck by bat, racquet or club
• W21.11 Struck by baseball bat
• W21.11XA Struck by baseball bat, initial encounter
• W21.11XD Struck by baseball bat, subsequent encounter
• W21.11XS Struck by baseball bat, sequela
• W21.12 Struck by tennis racquet (this code)
• W21.12XA Struck by tennis racquet, initial encounter
• W21.12XD Struck by tennis racquet, subsequent encounter
• W21.12XS Struck by tennis racquet, sequela
• W21.13 Struck by golf club
• W21.13XA Struck by golf club, initial encounter