W25.XXXS
W25.XXXS: Contact with sharp glass, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W25.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with sharp glass, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W25.XXXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
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.
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.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W25.XXXS
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W25.XXXS
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.