ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool
All 21 codes in the W27 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.
Codes in family
21
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
21
What CMS assigns to W27
None of the 21 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 21 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.
Every code in W27
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W27.0 Contact with workbench tool | ||||
| W27.0XXA | Contact with workbench tool, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.0XXD | Contact with workbench tool, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.0XXS | Contact with workbench tool, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.1 Contact with garden tool | ||||
| W27.1XXA | Contact with garden tool, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.1XXD | Contact with garden tool, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.1XXS | Contact with garden tool, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.2 Contact with scissors | ||||
| W27.2XXA | Contact with scissors, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.2XXD | Contact with scissors, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.2XXS | Contact with scissors, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing) | ||||
| W27.3XXA | Contact with needle (sewing), initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.3XXD | Contact with needle (sewing), subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.3XXS | Contact with needle (sewing), sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.4 Contact with kitchen utensil | ||||
| W27.4XXA | Contact with kitchen utensil, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.4XXD | Contact with kitchen utensil, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.4XXS | Contact with kitchen utensil, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.5 Contact with paper-cutter | ||||
| W27.5XXA | Contact with paper-cutter, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.5XXD | Contact with paper-cutter, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.5XXS | Contact with paper-cutter, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.8 Contact with other nonpowered hand tool | ||||
| W27.8XXA | Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.8XXD | Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, subsequent encounterCMS: Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W27.8XXS | Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
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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