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ICD-10 diagnosis code

W50 Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another person

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W50 is the ICD-10 code for Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another person. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block W50–W64 (Exposure to animate mechanical forces) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What W50 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

W50 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

W50Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person

  • W50.0Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - bostad och bostadsområde
  • W50.1Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - institutionellt boende
  • W50.2Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • W50.3Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • W50.4Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - gata och väg
  • W50.5Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • W50.6Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • W50.7Slagen, sparkad, biten eller riven av annan person - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FranceICD-10-FR

W50Coup, torsion, morsure ou écorchure infligés par un tiers

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W50geslagen, aangevallen, geschopt, verdraaid, gebeten of gekrabd door

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • W50.0XXAAccidental hit or strike by another person, initial encounter
  • W50.0XXDAccidental hit or strike by another person, subsequent encounter
  • W50.0XXSAccidental hit or strike by another person, sequela
  • W50.1XXAAccidental kick by another person, initial encounter
  • W50.1XXDAccidental kick by another person, subsequent encounter
  • W50.1XXSAccidental kick by another person, sequela
  • W50.2XXAAccidental twist by another person, initial encounter
  • W50.2XXDAccidental twist by another person, subsequent encounter
  • and 7 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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