ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W26.9 Contact with unspecified sharp object(s) › W26.9XXS

W26.9XXS

Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2017 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from W26 Contact with other sharp objects

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26

Excludes2 - not included here

  • sharp object(s) embedded in skin (W45.-)

Inherited from the W20-W49 section Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • 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)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
W26.9XXA Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter Valid
W26.9XXD Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter Valid