Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter Accidental needle stick; Accidental needle stick injury ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W46.1XXA [convert to ICD-9-CM] Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter
W46.1XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, init encntr. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM W46.1XXA became effective on October 1, 2019.
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. | ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016. W46.1XXA is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter.
needle stick If you type "puncture wound" into 3M it will lead to 883.0 (open wound of fingers, without complication). A puncture from a needle is still making an open wound as it is puncturing through the skin. I code 883.0 with the correct E-codes and if it is stated the person was exposed to body fluids I also code V15.85.
W46.1XXAICD-10-CM Code for Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter W46. 1XXA.
239A for Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified finger without damage to nail, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Z20 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases | ICD-10-CM.
If any of these occur, take the following steps: Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water. Irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants. Report the incident to your supervisor. Immediately seek medical treatment.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
Injury, unspecified ICD-10-CM T14. 90XA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0): 913 Traumatic injury with mcc. 914 Traumatic injury without mcc.
9: Fever, unspecified.
Information for Specific Communicable DiseasesChickenpox / Shingles.Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)Hepatitis B.Hepatitis C.HIV / AIDS.HIV / STDs / Hepatitis.Influenza.Mumps.
Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other communicable diseases. Z20. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z20.
Handling Needle Sticks in the Workplace It is important to have a needle stick protocol in place, so when needle sticks occur, everyone involved knows exactly what to do. The injured worker should immediately wash the area with soap and water, report the incident to their supervisor, and seek medical attention.
Sharps Injuries: Completing the Injury Report If you sustain a sharps injury, it is very important to report the injury to your employer and to file an injury report. The objective of an injury report is to receive immediate post exposure care and to learn from incidents.
You should be tested for HCV antibody and liver enzyme levels (alanine amino- transferase or ALT) as soon as possible after the exposure (baseline) and at 4-6 months after the exposure. To check for infection earlier, you can be tested for the virus (HCV RNA) 4-6 weeks after the exposure.
Your chances of catching a disease from a single needle stick are usually very low. About 1 out of 300 health care workers accidentally stuck with a needle from someone with HIV get infected. But for hepatitis B, the odds can be as high as nearly 1 in 3 if the worker hasn't been vaccinated for it.
Laboratory studies in exposed individuals/health care worker include the following: Hepatitis B surface antibody. HIV testing at time of incident and again at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. Hepatitis C antibody at time of incident and again at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.
Needle stick injuries can also happen at home or in the community if needles are not discarded properly. Used needles may have blood or body fluids that carry HIV, the hepatitis B virus (HBV), or the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The virus can spread to a person who gets pricked by a needle used on an infected person.
Contact with needle (sewing) 1 V00-Y99#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range V00-Y99#N#External causes of morbidity#N#Note#N#This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 ). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.#N#External causes of morbidity 2 W20-W49#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range W20-W49#N#Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#assault ( X92-Y09)#N#contact or collision with animals or persons ( W50-W64)#N#exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations ( Y36.-, Y37.-)#N#intentional self-harm ( X71-X83)#N#Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
W27.3 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W27.3 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The ICD code W46 is used to code Needlestick injury. Established within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Surveillance System for Healthcare Workers (NaSH) defines a percutaneous injury, or needle-stick injury (NSI), as penetration of skin resulting from a needle or other sharp object, ...
W46.1XXA is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Though the acute physiological effects of a needle-stick injury are generally negligible, the efficiency with which these devices transmit blood-bor ne diseases place those exposed to occupational NSI at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).