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W26.8

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Contact with tin can lid
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W26Contact with other sharp objects
W26.8Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classifiedBillable
W26.8XXAContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounterBillable
W26.8XXDContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounterBillable
W26.8XXSContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W26.8:

categoryW26
Contact with other sharp objects
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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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