2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

W49 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces.

Includes

  • Exposure to abnormal gravitational [G] forces

  • Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces NEC

Type 1 excludes

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

Seventh character note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W49

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code