October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

W22 Striking against or struck by other objects

All 33 codes in the W22 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

33

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

33

What CMS assigns to W22

None of the 33 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 33 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in W22

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
W22.0 Striking against stationary object
W22.01 Walked into wall
W22.01XAWalked into wall, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.01XDWalked into wall, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.01XSWalked into wall, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.02 Walked into lamppost
W22.02XAWalked into lamppost, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.02XDWalked into lamppost, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.02XSWalked into lamppost, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.03 Walked into furniture
W22.03XAWalked into furniture, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.03XDWalked into furniture, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.03XSWalked into furniture, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.04 Striking against wall of swimming pool
W22.041 Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion
W22.041AStriking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion, initial encounterCMS: Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drown, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.041DStriking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounterCMS: Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drown, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.041SStriking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion, sequelaCMS: Strike wall of swimming pool causing drown, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.042 Striking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury
W22.042AStriking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury, initial encounterCMS: Strike wall of swimming pool causing oth injury, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.042DStriking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury, subsequent encounterCMS: Strike wall of swimming pool causing oth injury, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.042SStriking against wall of swimming pool causing other injury, sequelaCMS: Strike wall of swimming pool causing oth injury, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.09 Striking against other stationary object
W22.09XAStriking against other stationary object, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.09XDStriking against other stationary object, subsequent encounterCMS: Striking against other stationary object, subs encntrCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.09XSStriking against other stationary object, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.1 Striking against or struck by automobile airbag
W22.10 Striking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag
W22.10XAStriking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag, initial encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by unsp automobile airbag, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.10XDStriking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag, subsequent encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by unsp automobile airbag, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.10XSStriking against or struck by unspecified automobile airbag, sequelaCMS: Strike/struck by unsp automobile airbag, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.11 Striking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag
W22.11XAStriking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag, initial encounterCMS: Strike/struck by driver side automobile airbag, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.11XDStriking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag, subsequent encounterCMS: Strike/struck by driver side automobile airbag, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.11XSStriking against or struck by driver side automobile airbag, sequelaCMS: Strike/struck by driver side automobile airbag, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.12 Striking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag
W22.12XAStriking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, initial encounterCMS: Strike/struck by front passenger side auto airbag, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.12XDStriking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, subsequent encounterCMS: Strike/struck by front passenger side auto airbag, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.12XSStriking against or struck by front passenger side automobile airbag, sequelaCMS: Strike/struck by front passenger side auto airbag, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.19 Striking against or struck by other automobile airbag
W22.19XAStriking against or struck by other automobile airbag, initial encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by oth automobile airbag, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.19XDStriking against or struck by other automobile airbag, subsequent encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by oth automobile airbag, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.19XSStriking against or struck by other automobile airbag, sequelaCMS: Striking against or struck by oth automobile airbag, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.8 Striking against or struck by other objects
W22.8XXAStriking against or struck by other objects, initial encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by other objects, init encntrCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.8XXDStriking against or struck by other objects, subsequent encounterCMS: Striking against or struck by other objects, subs encntrCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W22.8XXSStriking against or struck by other objects, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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