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W45.8

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other foreign body or object entering through skin

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Splinter in skin NOS
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)
W45Foreign body or object entering through skin
W45.8Other foreign body or object entering through skinBillable
W45.8XXAOther foreign body or object entering through skin, initial encounterBillable
W45.8XXDOther foreign body or object entering through skin, subsequent encounterBillable
W45.8XXSOther foreign body or object entering through skin, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W45.8:

categoryW45
Foreign body or object entering through skin
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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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