W32
Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
W32code
Excludes1
- accidental airgun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)W34.010W34.010W34.010W34.110W34.110W34.110
- accidental BB gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)W34.010W34.010W34.010W34.110W34.110W34.110
- accidental pellet gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)W34.010W34.010W34.010W34.110W34.110W34.110
- accidental shotgun discharge and malfunction (W33.01, W33.11)W33.01W33.01W33.01W33.11W33.11W33.11
- assault by handgun discharge (X93)X93X93X93
- handgun discharge involving legal intervention (Y35.0-)Y35.0-Y35.0-Y35.0-
- handgun discharge involving military or war operations (Y36.4-)Y36.4-Y36.4-Y36.4-
- intentional self-harm by handgun discharge (X72)X72X72X72
- Very pistol discharge and malfunction (W34.09, W34.19)W34.09W34.09W34.09W34.19W34.19W34.19
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 5
W32code
Includes
- accidental discharge and malfunction of gun for single hand use
- accidental discharge and malfunction of pistol
- accidental discharge and malfunction of revolver
- Handgun discharge and malfunction NOS
V00-Y99chapter
Notes
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.S00-T88
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Subordinate codes 2
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