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ICD Code W27.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'contact with needle (sewing)' in more detail.
ICD Code W27.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'contact with needle (sewing)' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
W45.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W45.8 became effective on October 1, 2021.
| 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. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis. The ICD code W46 is used to code Needlestick injury
Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances89 for Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Gout, UnspecifiedICD-9 Code Transition: 274.9 Code M10. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Gout, Unspecified. It is a common, painful form of arthritis. It causes swollen, red, hot and stiff joints and occurs when uric acid builds up in your blood.
M79. 605 Pain in left leg - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-10 code: K57. 92 Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation, abscess or bleeding.
A tophus (plural: tophi) happens when crystals of the compound known as sodium urate monohydrate, or uric acid, builds up around your joints. Tophi often look like swollen, bulbous growths on your joints just under your skin.
ICD-10 code G89. 29 for Other chronic pain is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
81 for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
W19.XXXAUnspecified fall, initial encounter W19. XXXA 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 W19.
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
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as W27.3. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
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, ...
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).
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier.
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W27.3. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.