ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery
All 18 codes in the W29 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
18
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
18
What CMS assigns to W29
None of the 18 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 18 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.
Every code in W29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W29.0 Contact with powered kitchen appliance | ||||
| W29.0XXA | Contact with powered kitchen appliance, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.0XXD | Contact with powered kitchen appliance, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.0XXS | Contact with powered kitchen appliance, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.1 Contact with electric knife | ||||
| W29.1XXA | Contact with electric knife, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.1XXD | Contact with electric knife, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.1XXS | Contact with electric knife, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.2 Contact with other powered household machinery | ||||
| W29.2XXA | Contact with other powered household machinery, initial encounterCMS: Contact with other powered household machinery, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.2XXD | Contact with other powered household machinery, subsequent encounterCMS: Contact with other powered household machinery, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.2XXS | Contact with other powered household machinery, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.3 Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery | ||||
| W29.3XXA | Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, initial encounterCMS: Cntct w powered garden and outdoor hand tools and mach, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.3XXD | Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, subsequent encounterCMS: Cntct w powered garden and outdoor hand tools and mach, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.3XXS | Contact with powered garden and outdoor hand tools and machinery, sequelaCMS: Cntct w power garden and outdoor hand tools and mach, sqla | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.4 Contact with nail gun | ||||
| W29.4XXA | Contact with nail gun, initial encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.4XXD | Contact with nail gun, subsequent encounter | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.4XXS | Contact with nail gun, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.8 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery | ||||
| W29.8XXA | Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, initial encounterCMS: Cntct with other powered hand tools and household mach, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.8XXD | Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, subsequent encounterCMS: Cntct with other powered hand tools and household mach, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| W29.8XXS | Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery, sequelaCMS: Cntct with other power hand tools and household mach, sqla | 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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