Activity, laundry

This code indicates that the patient's injury or condition was caused by or occurred during the activity of doing laundry. This includes tasks such as sorting, washing, drying, folding, or ironing clothes. It specifies the external cause of an injury related to household chores.

This code is appropriate when documenting an injury that directly resulted from performing laundry-related activities. Examples include strains from lifting laundry baskets, burns from an iron, slips and falls near a washing machine, or cuts from sharp objects found in clothing. It should be used as a secondary code to provide specificity regarding the circumstances of an injury.

• Always assign this code as a secondary external cause code, following the primary diagnosis code for the injury itself.
• Ensure the medical record clearly links the injury to the act of doing laundry.
• Do not use this code if the injury occurred in a commercial laundry setting; specific occupational codes would be more appropriate.