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Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
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W46
Contact with hypodermic needle
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Code Details
Billable
No — use a more specific child code
Chapter
Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Valid 7th Characters
A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela
Coding Notes
7th Character Note
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W46
Subcategories (2)
W46.0
Contact with hypodermic needle
W46.1
Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle
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