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W25

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with sharp glass

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W20-W49 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • assault (X92-Y09)
  • contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
  • exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
  • intentional self-harm (X71-X83)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-)
  • striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • glass embedded in skin (W45.-)
Code First
  • any associated:
  • injury due to flying glass from explosion or firearm discharge (W32-W40)
  • transport accident (V00-V99)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W25Contact with sharp glassBillable
W25.XXXAContact with sharp glass, initial encounterBillable
W25.XXXDContact with sharp glass, subsequent encounterBillable
W25.XXXSContact with sharp glass, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W25:

blockW20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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