W60

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

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

W50-W64 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • Contact with venomous plants (T63.7-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
W60Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leavesBillable
W60.XXXAContact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounterBillable
W60.XXXDContact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, subsequent encounterBillable
W60.XXXSContact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W60:

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Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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