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ICD-10/W26.9XXD

W26.9XXD ICD-10-CM Code: Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W26.9D).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W26.9XXD in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of W26.9XXD in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
  • W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
  • W20-W49 — Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin [Excludes2](via W26.-): “contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT029 — External cause codes: subsequent encounter [CCSR]

Nearest codes (20)

  • W26 — Contact with other sharp objects [Sibling]
  • W26.0 — Contact with knife [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXA — Contact with knife, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXD — Contact with knife, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.0XXS — Contact with knife, sequela [Sibling]
  • W26.1 — Contact with sword or dagger [Sibling]
  • W26.1XXA — Contact with sword or dagger, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W26.1XXD — Contact with sword or dagger, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 12 more

Change history

  • FY2017 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT029 — External cause codes: subsequent encounter.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name W26.9XXD or its code family.

1 Excludes2 notes: W45 (via W26.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does W26.9XXD require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W26.9XXD in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • W26.2XXA — Contact with edge of stiff paper, initial encounter
  • W26.2XXD — Contact with edge of stiff paper, subsequent encounter
  • W26.2XXS — Contact with edge of stiff paper, sequela
  • W26.8 — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified
  • W26.8XXA — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
  • W26.8XXD — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
  • W26.8XXS — Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequela
  • W26.9 — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
  • W26.9XXA — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter
  • W26.9XXS — Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela

View all codes in the W26 family