Is W25.XXXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W25.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W25.XXXA sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).

What cannot be coded together with W25.XXXA?

W25.XXXA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above W25.XXXA (W25) and apply to it just the same.

W25.XXXA

W25.XXXA — Contact with sharp glass, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

W25.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with sharp glass, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "A" — initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W25

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-)
striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02-)

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

glass embedded in skin (W45.-)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

any associated:
injury due to flying glass from explosion or firearm discharge (W32-W40)
transport accident (V00-V99)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W25.XXXA

These are not written on W25.XXXA, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W25.XXXA with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on W25 — Contact with sharp glass

fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-)
striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W25.XXXA

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of W25.XXXA, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on W25 — Contact with sharp glass

glass embedded in skin (W45.-)

Risk adjustment

W25.XXXA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

W25.XXXA has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share W25. If W25.XXXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W25.XXXA

Is W25.XXXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W25.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W25.XXXA sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).
What cannot be coded together with W25.XXXA?: W25.XXXA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above W25.XXXA (W25) and apply to it just the same.