W24 vs X83
W24 (Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified) compared with X83 (Intentional self-harm by other specified means), 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. W24 carries an Excludes1 note covering X83: “intentional self-harm (X71-X83)”
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
| W24Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified | X83Intentional self-harm by other specified means | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: W24.0XXA, W24.0XXD, W24.0XXS, W24.1XXA, W24.1XXD | Non-billable header Report instead: X83.0XXA, X83.0XXD, X83.0XXS, X83.1XXA, X83.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W24). | Intentional self-harm by other specified means is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (X83). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W24 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category X83 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources