W23.2XXS vs W24
W23.2XXS (Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched between a moving and stationary object, sequela) compared with W24 (Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. W23.2XXS carries an Excludes1 note covering W24: “injury caused by lifting and transmission devices (W24.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| W23.2XXSCaught, crushed, jammed or pinched between a moving and stationary object, sequela | W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: W24.0XXA, W24.0XXD, W24.0XXS, W24.1XXA, W24.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched between a moving and stationary object, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W23.2S). | Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W24). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W23 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W24 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources