W21.9 Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment

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 W21.9

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 W21.9

• Bumping against, into (accidentally) › object NEC › sports equipment
• Bumping against, into (accidentally) › sports equipment
• Contact (accidental) › with › sports equipment
• Kicking › against › object › sports equipment
• Kicking › against › sports equipment
• Stepping on › object › sports equipment
• Stepping on › sports equipment
• Striking against › object › sports equipment
• Striking against › sports equipment
• Struck (accidentally) by › object › projected › in sports
• Struck (accidentally) by › object › thrown › in sports
• Struck (accidentally) by › other person (s) › with › blunt object › sports equipment
• Struck (accidentally) by › other person (s) › sports equipment
• Struck (accidentally) by › sports equipment

Nearby codes

• W21.81XS Striking against or struck by football helmet, sequela
• W21.89 Striking against or struck by other sports equipment
• W21.89XA Striking against or struck by other sports equipment, initial encounter
• W21.89XD Striking against or struck by other sports equipment, subsequent encounter
• W21.89XS Striking against or struck by other sports equipment, sequela
• W21.9 Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment (this code)
• W21.9XXA Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment, initial encounter
• W21.9XXD Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment, subsequent encounter
• W21.9XXS Striking against or struck by unspecified sports equipment, sequela