Short description: Cntct w nonvenom plant thorns & spines & sharp leaves, sqla The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W60.XXXS became effective on October 1, 2021.
W60.XXXS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W60.XXXS became effective on October 1, 2020.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T63 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T63 - other international versions of ICD-10 T63 may differ. A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here".
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T63 - other international versions of ICD-10 T63 may differ. A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.
Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounter 1 W60.XXXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Cntct w nonvenom plant thorns & spines & sharp leaves, init 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W60.XXXA became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W60.XXXA - other international versions of ICD-10 W60.XXXA may differ.
W60.XXXA describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury. 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 ...
W60 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves. It should not be used for HIPAA-covered transactions as a more specific code is available to choose from below.
External causes of morbidity codes describe the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury, and therefore should not be used as a principal diagnosis .