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W33.1 - Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm malfunction


The ICD 10 Code for Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm malfunction is listed as W33.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: W33.1
Description: Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm malfunction
  • Injury due to explosion of rifle, shotgun and larger firearm (parts)
  • Injury due to malfunction of mechanism or component of rifle, shotgun and larger firearm
  • Injury due to piercing, cutting, crushing or pinching due to (by) slide trigger mechanism, scope or other gunpart
  • Injury due to recoil of rifle, shotgun and larger firearm
  • Powder burn from rifle, shotgun and larger firearm
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Block Accidents (V00-X58)
Parent W33 - Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of W33.1:
W33.10 - Accidental malfunction of unspecified larger firearm
W33.11 - Accidental malfunction of shotgun
W33.12 - Accidental malfunction of hunting rifle
W33.13 - Accidental malfunction of machine gun
W33.19 - Accidental malfunction of other larger firearm
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of W33.1:
W33.0 - Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge