W33 Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction

Category / Non-billable header 12 subcodes

Block: Accidents (V00-X58)

Includes

  • rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge and malfunction NOS

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • accidental airgun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)
  • accidental BB gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)
  • accidental handgun discharge and malfunction (W32.-)
  • accidental pellet gun discharge and malfunction (W34.010, W34.110)
  • assault by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge (X94)
  • firearm discharge involving legal intervention (Y35.0-)
  • firearm discharge involving military or war operations (Y36.4-)
  • intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge (X73)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
W33..0 Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge No
W33..00 Accidental discharge of unspecified larger firearm No
W33..01 Accidental discharge of shotgun No
W33..02 Accidental discharge of hunting rifle No
W33..03 Accidental discharge of machine gun No
W33..09 Accidental discharge of other larger firearm No
W33..1 Accidental rifle, shotgun and larger firearm malfunction No
W33..10 Accidental malfunction of unspecified larger firearm No
W33..11 Accidental malfunction of shotgun No
W33..12 Accidental malfunction of hunting rifle No
W33..13 Accidental malfunction of machine gun No
W33..19 Accidental malfunction of other larger firearm No

Last reviewed: September 2026