Diagnosis Code

W52.XXXA CRUSHD/PUSHD/STEPD ON BY CROWD OR HUMAN STAMPEDE, INIT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: W52.XXXA

Short Description: Crushd/pushd/stepd on by crowd or human stampede, init

Long Description: Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, initial encounter

The code W52.XXXA is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
      • Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede (W52)
        • W52.XXXA Crushd/pushd/stepd on by crowd or human stampede, init

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Accident caused by a crowd, by collective fear or panic
  • Accidental fall due to being struck by panicked crowd
  • Accidentally bumped by crowd
  • Accidentally crushed by a crowd by collective fear or panic
  • Accidentally pushed by a crowd by collective fear or panic
  • Accidentally stepped on by crowd by collective fear or panic
  • Exposure to human stampede

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
W52.XXXA Right Arrow E917.1 Crowd w/o sub fall

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
W52 Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
W52.XXXD Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, subsequent encounter
W52.XXXS Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, sequela


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023