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W26.9XXA

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View W20-W49 NotesView W26 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W26Contact with other sharp objects
W26.9Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
W26.9XXAContact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounterBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W26.9XXA:

categoryW26
Contact with other sharp objects
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blockW20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
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Code History

  • FY 2016: This code replaced W45.8XXA (Other foreign body or object entering through skin, initial encounter)

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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