W29.1 Contact with electric knife

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W29

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to W29.1

Back-references to W29.1

• Type 1 Excludes: W26.0 Contact with knife ("contact with electric knife (W29.1)")

Back-references to W29

• Type 1 Excludes: W20 Struck by thrown, projected or falling object ("falling object in machinery accident (W24, W28-W31)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects ("injury caused by machinery (W28-W31)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W31.82 Contact with other commercial machinery ("contact with household machinery (W29.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: W45 Foreign body or object entering through skin ("contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)")
• Type 1 Excludes: X15 Contact with hot household appliances ("contact with powered household appliances (W29.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: X16 Contact with hot heating appliances, radiators and pipes ("contact with powered appliances (W29.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W29.1

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

Nearby codes

• W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
• W29.0 Contact with powered kitchen appliance
• W29.0XXA Contact with powered kitchen appliance, initial encounter
• W29.0XXD Contact with powered kitchen appliance, subsequent encounter
• W29.0XXS Contact with powered kitchen appliance, sequela
• W29.1 Contact with electric knife (this code)
• W29.1XXA Contact with electric knife, initial encounter
• W29.1XXD Contact with electric knife, subsequent encounter
• W29.1XXS Contact with electric knife, sequela
• W29.2 Contact with other powered household machinery
• W29.2XXA Contact with other powered household machinery, initial encounter