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W49

Non-Billable (Header)

Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Includes

  • exposure to abnormal gravitational [G] forces
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces NEC

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)

Child Codes

W49.0Item causing external constriction
W49.9Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Code Hierarchy

└W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
└W49Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

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