W86.8 — Exposure to other electric current
W86.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to other electric current. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W86
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on farm (not farmhouse)
- Exposure to wiring and appliances outdoors
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on public building
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on residential institutions
- Exposure to wiring and appliances in or on schools
Risk adjustment
W86.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How W86.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to W86.8.
- Exposure›electric current
- Shock›from electric appliance(any) (faulty)
- Exposure›electric current›appliance(faulty)
- Exposure›electric current›live rail
- Exposure›electric current›motor(electric) (faulty)
- Exposure›electric current›specified NEC
- Exposure›electric current›taser
- Exposure›electric current›third rail
- Contact›with›lawnmower›causing electrocution
- Accident›caused by, due to›electric›motor›current(of)
Code to one of these instead W86.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W86. If W86.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W86.8
- Is W86.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. W86.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does W86.8 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99).